Question

What will likely happen if an animal cell and a plant cell are placed in a sugar solution that has a water concentration more than that of the animal cell and the plant cell?
(1 Point)

(a) Both the animal and plant cell will burst.

(b) Both the animal and plant cell will swell.

(c) Animal cells will swell while the plant cell will burst.

(d) Animal cells will burst while the plant cell will swell.

Answer 1

Answer:

If you place an animal or a plant cell in a hypertonic solution, the cell shrinks, because it loses water ( water moves from a higher concentration inside the cell to a lower concentration outside ). ... Hypotonic solutions have more water than a cell. Tapwater and pure water are hypotonic.