A cell is dropped into a saltwater solution and shrivels up. You infer that, compared to the cell, the type of saltwater solution is(1 point)

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isotonic.
isotonic.

hypertonic.
hypertonic.

hypotonic.
hypotonic.

tonic.

Answer 1

The appropriate inference is that the saltwater solution is hypertonic compared to the cell. When a cell shrivels up in a solution, it indicates that water is leaving the cell to balance the concentration of solutes in the surrounding solution, which is characteristic of a hypertonic environment.