AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

TRANSPORT INTO AND OUT OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution water
A
moves from the inside of the cell to the solution
B
moves from the solution to the inside of the cell
C
moves equally in and out of the cell
D
none of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When a cell placed in hypertonic solution (has more solutes that cell), the cell will shrink because water moves out, firstly from the cytoplasm and then from the vacuole. This process is called as exosmosis which leads to the plasmolysis.

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