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The cell and the environment have an equal amount of solute, so there is no net movement of solvent in and out of the cell.
The cell and the environment have an equal amount of solute, so there is no net movement of solvent in and out of the cell.
The cell has more solute than its environment, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside the cell, causing the cell to swell.
The cell has more solute than its environment, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside the cell, causing the cell to swell.
The cell has less solute that its environment, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside the cell, causing the cell to shrink.
The cell has less solute that its environment, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside the cell, causing the cell to shrink.
The cell has less solute in its environment, so the cell membrane extends around the solute and takes it out of the cell.
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In a hypotonic solution, the correct response is:
The cell has more solute than its environment, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside the cell, causing the cell to swell.
In this scenario, water moves into the cell to balance the concentration of solutes, resulting in the cell swelling and potentially bursting if the influx of water is excessive.
