A plant cell placed into a hypertonic solution will experience which of the following effects? plasmolysis expulsion of the excess water using its contractile vacuoles hemolysis entrance of excess water through its contractile vacuoles turgidity

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A plant cell placed into a hypertonic solution will experience which of the following effects?

  1. plasmolysis
  2. expulsion of the excess water using its contractile vacuoles
  3. hemolysis
  4. entrance of excess water through its contractile vacuoles
  5. turgidity
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