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If an animal cell is placed in distilled water, it will swell and burst. The bursting of the cell is a result of which biological process?

If an animal cell is placed in distilled water, it will swell and burst. The bursting of the cell is a result of which biological process?
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If an animal cell is placed in distilled water, it will swell and burst. The bursting of the cell is a result of which biological process?

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It bursts because of a passive diffusion, osmosis.
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