Question

A plant has been removed from its natural environment and placed into a body of water that contains a higher concentration of salt than the inside of each plant cell. The plant promptly wilts. This situation is most similar to which event?

A) seaweed put into fresh water
B) a land plant put into tap water
C) a freshwater plant put into sea water
D) a freshwater plant put into distilled water

Answer 1

C: A freshwater plant put into sea water

Answer 2

The situation that is most similar in which a plant is moved to a higher concentration of salt in water is that of a freshwater plant being put into sea water.

Due to too much salt concentration, freshwater plants cannot survive on the ocean. If you ever see a plant wilting and am sure that this is because of soil imbalance, this can be solved by adding more water to even out the concentration.