Question

When a plant is hypertonic, what is

happening in the plant cell, and what
will the plant look like?

A. The vacuole is full and the plant
rigid

B. The vacuole is not full and the
plant is wilted

C. The plant is at equilibrium

Answer 1

B. The vacuole is not full and the plant is wilted

Step-by-step explanation:

When a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, the water inside the cells is drawn out by osmosis. The vacuoles decrease in size. The cytoplasm also shrinks away from the cellulose cell wall and plasmolysis occurs. This causes a lack of structure for the plant and causes it to wilt, or become flaccid.