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If you put a cell in pure water, will the cell shrink, stay the same size, or swell? Why?
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If you put a cell in pure water, will the cell shrink, stay the same size, or swell? Why?

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swell

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the cell will swell and become turgid as more water will be absorbed into said cell. this process is called osmosis, where water passes through a partially permeable membrane.

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