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23-07-2016
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What would most likely happen to cells placed in fresh water ?

AWater would flow out of them because they are hypotonic to the external environment
Bwater would flow into them because they are hypotonic to the external environment
Cwater would flow out of them because they are hypertonic to the external environment
Dwater would flow into them because they are hypertonic to the external environment

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scme1702 scme1702

19-11-2017

The answer is D.

A hypertonic solution is one which has more solute than the one it is being compared to. The fresh water is likely to have a low concentration of solute as compared to the cell, so water will move into the cell by osmosis.

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