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Which solution would most likely cause a plant placed in it to become firmer and more rigid?
hypertonic
hypotonic
isotonic
osmotic
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Hypotonic.
In a hypotonic solution the external solute concentration is lower than inside the plant cells, so water enters by osmosis, making the cells turgid (firm) as the vacuole swells against the cell wall. Hypertonic would make them flaccid/plasmolyzed; isotonic causes no net change.
In a hypotonic solution the external solute concentration is lower than inside the plant cells, so water enters by osmosis, making the cells turgid (firm) as the vacuole swells against the cell wall. Hypertonic would make them flaccid/plasmolyzed; isotonic causes no net change.
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