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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hypotonic.
hypotonic.

tonic.
tonic.

isotonic.
isotonic.

hypertonic.

Answer 1

The correct inference is that the type of saltwater solution is hypertonic compared to the cell. When a cell shrivels up in a solution, it indicates that the concentration of solutes (in this case, salt) outside the cell is higher than that inside the cell, leading to the movement of water out of the cell, which causes it to shrivel.