When Amoeba is placed in a hypertonic medium, it

Shrinks

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The correct option is A Shrinks
If Amoeba is kept in a hypertonic solution, then exosmosis occurs in which, the water molecules move from inside of the cell to outside of the cell through the cell membrane and thus, Amoeba will shrink because water moves from the region of higher concentration to the region of lower concentration region.

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