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A cell is placed in distilled water and then transferred to a 5% salt water solution. As a result of this procedure, the cell would be likely to ___

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Answer: get larger, then get smaller.

Step-by-step explanation:

In distilled water? A cell placed in a hypertonic (5.0%) salt solution will crenate. A cell placed in distilled water (which is hypotonic to the cell) will hemolyze.

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Answer: get larger, then get smaller.

Step-by-step explanation:

Distilled water is hypotonic, meaning the cell would initially swell or get larger. The 5% salt water solution is hypertonic, which would then cause the cell to shrink.

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