Question

while visiting the beach, you illegally collect a sea star and bring it home to keep your goldfish company. sea stars are isotonic with sea water, which has a 3.4% solute concentration, but the water in your aquarium has a 0.3%. what will happen to the cells of the sea star? explain answer in terms of tonicity.

Answer 1

it is hpertonic to normal water and the the cells will expand and become turgid and they were expand more and the cells may blast

Answer 2

Answer:

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