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In a hypotonic solution, why do red blood cells burst whereas plant cells enlarge without bursting?

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plant cells have a vacuole that stores sap, in hypotonic solution this vacuole can store this solution and the plant cell has a cell wall and a membrane, the cell wall holds the plant cell together whilst the animal cell doesn't have any of these.

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