Question

A cell, placed in a hypertonicenvironment will tend to:A ) neither gain nor lose water.B ) Gain waterC ) gain saltD ) lose water

Answer 1

The correct answer is the letter D ) lose water

*A cell, placed in a hypertonic environment will tend to lose water.

*A hypertonic environment means that it has a higher solute concentration. When a cell is placed in this type of environment, the water inside the cell will move out from the cell (to neutralize the concentration), but it will cause the cell to shrivel and die.