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What will happen if a plant and animal cell is put in a hypotonic solution?

A
Cell swells
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Cell shrinks
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Cell bursts
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A Cell swells

Hypotonic solution is a solution which, contains lesser solute concentration. If animal and plant cells are kept in a hypotonic solution then endosmosis will occur. Endosmosis is a process in which the water molecules move from outside of the cell of lower solute concentration to the inside of the cell of higher solute concentration through the cell membrane or cell wall. Due to endosmosis, both animal and plant cells will swell. So, the correct answer is option A.


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