Recall what you know about hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. What happens to the cell in a hypotonic solution?(1 point)

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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 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 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 in its environment, so the cell membrane extends around the solute and takes it out of the cell.

Answer 1

In a hypotonic solution, the cell has more solute than its environment, which means that the concentration of solute is lower outside the cell compared to the inside. As a result, water moves into the cell from the surrounding environment to balance the solute concentrations. This influx of water causes the cell to swell, and if enough water enters, it can even lead to the cell bursting (lysis).

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.