Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given.
A cell placed in a hypertonic salt solution will shrink because

• A. Water will move from the salt solution to the cell sap
• B. Water will move from the cell sap to the salt solution
• C. Cytoplasm decomposes
• D. Mineral salts break the cell wall

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Water will move from the cell sap to the salt solution

A hypertonic salt solution means the concentration of the salt solution is more than the concentration of the cell sap. Such solutions cause the plasmolysis of the cell due to the exosmosis. Thus, the cell starts to shrink because the water will move from the cell sap into the surrounding salt solutions.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Water will move from the cell sap to the salt solution'.