Recall what you know about hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. When an environment is hypotonic, what happens to the cell?
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O The environment has more solute, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside, causing the cell to shrink.
• The cell has more solute, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside, causing the cell to shrink.
• The cell has more solute, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside, causing the cell to swell
• The environment has more solute, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside, causing the cell to swell.
The correct answer is: The environment has more solute, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside, causing the cell to swell.
The correct answer is: The environment has more solute, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside, causing the cell to swell.
To answer this question, we need to recall the definitions of hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions.
A hypertonic solution has a higher concentration of solute (dissolved particles) compared to the cell. In this case, the cell has less solute, so solvent (usually water) moves from inside the cell to the surrounding environment. As a result, the cell will shrink or undergo plasmolysis.
A hypotonic solution, on the other hand, has a lower concentration of solute compared to the cell. This means that the cell has more solute, so the solvent will move from the surrounding environment into the cell. As a result, the cell will swell or undergo cytolysis.
In the given scenario, the environment is described as hypotonic. Therefore, the correct answer is: The environment has more solute, so the solvent moves from outside the cell to inside, causing the cell to swell.