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What is likely to happen to the cells of a marine plant if placed i a freshwater environment

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The plant will wilt because the concentration of water in saltwater is lower than the concentration of water in the plant itself (because it is a freshwater plant). Water will diffuse out of each individual cell and the cell will crenellate (or shrivel up) causing the plant to wilt.
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