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A plant cell shrinks from a lack of water. What term describes the environment outside the cell?hypertonic,osmotic,hypotonic,permeable. witch one

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The osmotic potential of the solution is less than that of the cell, causing loss of water and shrinkage. This describes a hypotonic solution.
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The osmotic potential of the solution is less than that of the cell, causing loss of water and shrinkage. This describes a hypotonic solution.

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A hypotonic answer is any answer that contains a lower pressure than another answer. Within the biological fields, this usually refers to that has less matter and additional water than another solution.

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