Biology: How Life Works
Biology: How Life Works
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Author: James Morris, Daniel Hartl, Andrew Knoll, Melissa Michael, Robert Lue, Andrew Berry, Andrew Biewener, Brian Farrell, N. Michele Holbrook
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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What happens when a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution and when it is placed in hypertonic solution?

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Osmosis refers to movement of water from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration across a selectively permeable membrane. In terms of solute, it can be defined as movement of water from a region of low solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.

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