After eating a salty snack like potato chips, the cells in your mouth become saturated with salt. What happens to the cells in your mouth as they react to the ELEVATED salt environment?

Question

a
water moves into the cell causing them to burst.
b
salt moves into the cell causing them to burst.
c
water moves out of the cell causing them to shrink.
d
salt moves out of the cell causing them to shrink

Answer 1

c
water moves out of the cell causing them to shrink.