if the external environment of a living cell has a greater concentration of solute (or lower concentration of solvent) what will most likely happen to the cell?

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if the external environment of a living cell has a greater concentration of solute (or lower concentration of solvent) what will most likely happen to the cell?

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The cell is most likely to swell up.This kind of solutions are called hypertonic solutions.

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