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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hypertonic.
hypertonic.

hypotonic.
hypotonic.

isotonic.
isotonic.

tonic.

Answer 1

The correct inference is that the type of saltwater solution is hypertonic.

When a cell shrivels in a solution, it indicates that water is moving out of the cell to the area with a higher concentration of solutes (in this case, salt), which is characteristic of a hypertonic solution.