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An environment where water flows into a cell and causes it to burst is _____.

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Hypertonic solution
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The answer is Hypotonic. In a hypotonic environment, there is a lower concentration of solute molecules outside the cell and, therefore, a higher concentration of water molecules outside the cell. These water molecules will diffuse through the cell membrane into the cell.

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