An animal cell that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because osmotic pressure causes...

A. water to move into the cell
B. water to move out of the cell
C. solutes to move into the cell
D. solutes to move out of the cell

1 answer

Osmosis deals with the movement of water across a membrane. This fact rules out c and d. Water.moving out wouldn't cause it to burst. This rules out b as well.