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Explain what happens to an animal cell when it removed from an organism and placed into distilled water

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I think it has to do with osmosis

Step-by-step explanation:

Osmosis is the process of having water pass from a low concentration medium to a high concentration one, given that the barrier (membrane) is semi-permeable.

When a cell is placed into distilled water, hypertonic solution takes place.

A cell may contain many solutes so it is considered hypertonic when compared to distilled water which is hypotonic So in this case, when a cell is placed in distilled water, water moves from outside of the cell to the inside leading to swelling of the cell.

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