Discussion
A cell exposed to a hypertonic environment will _____by osmosis:
Answer: B
Correct answer: lose water
A hypertonic environment has the higher solute concentration outside, so water moves out of the cell, down its own gradient. In a walled bacterial or plant cell the membrane pulls away from the wall - plasmolysis. Bursting is what happens in a hypotonic solution.
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