Biology 2e
Biology 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 41, Problem 6RQ

Cells in a hypertonic solution tend to:

  1. shrink due to water loss
  2. swell due to water gain
  3. stay the same size due to water moving into and out of the cell at the same rate
  4. none of the above

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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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