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Give detailed comparisons of how plant vs. animal cells behave in hypotonic and hypertonic solutions

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Answer: An animal cell in a hypertonic solution will shrivel up and eventually die. A plant cell placed in a hypertonic solution will shrink, and plasmolysize, however the plant is able to recover from this solution once it's returned to a isotonic or hypotonic solution.

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