SSC
BIOLOGY
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Question
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A freshwater plant is placed in a container of saltwater, What will most likely happen to the cells of the plant?
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They will swell because water will move into them.
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They will swell because salt will move into them.
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They will shrink because water will move out of them.
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They will shrink because salt will move out of them.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A freshwater plant is placed in a container of saltwater. What will most likely happen to the cells of the plant? They will swell because salt will move into them.
Detailed explanation-2: -A cell place in salty solution would loose water as water will move from cell to surrounding hypertonic medium by the process of osmosis causing the cell to shrivel up.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which statement correctly describes the effect of placing a freshwater plant cell in salt water? The cell will swell because the salt water is hypotonic.
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