Responses
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.
The cell has less solute in its environment, so the cell membrane extends around the solute and takes it 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 and the environment have an equal amount of solute, so there is no net movement of solvent in and out of the cell.
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In a hypotonic solution, the cell has more solute than its environment, so solvent (water) moves from outside the cell to inside the cell. This influx of water causes the cell to swell, and it can even lead to the cell bursting if the difference in solute concentration is significant. Therefore, 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.
