Select the correct lettered answer ____ 8. A person’s hands become wrinkled after spending a long, relaxing time in the tub. Tub water does not have as many solutes in it compared with the human body. The hands look wrinkled because ____. (a) the tub water is hypotonic to body cells and water enters the cells (b) the tub water is hypotonic to body cells and water leaves the cells (c) the tub water is hypertonic to body cells and water enters the cells (d) the tub water is hypertonic to body cells and water leaves the cells

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Select the correct lettered answer ____ 8. A person’s hands become wrinkled after spending a long, relaxing time in the tub. Tub water does not have as
many solutes in it compared with the human body. The hands look wrinkled because ____.
(a) the tub water is hypotonic to body cells and water enters the cells
(b) the tub water is hypotonic to body cells and water leaves the cells
(c) the tub water is hypertonic to body cells and water enters the cells
(d) the tub water is hypertonic to body cells and water leaves the cells

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