Question

FOR BIOLOGY I MADE A MISTAKE

A student used a microscope to observe Elodea submerged in a solution.
The student observed the cell cytoplasm pull away from the cell wall and clump together in the center of the cell.



Which statement best explains why this occurred?


A-The cell was submerged in a hypertonic solution.

B-The cell was submerged in a hypotonic solution.

C-The cell was submerged in a pure solution.

D-The cell was submerged in an isotonic solution.

Answer 1

A-The cell was submerged in a hypertonic solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

A hypertonic solution is a solution with higher concentration of solute or dissolved particle than that of its surrounding.

When normal cells and animal cells are submerged in a hypertonic solution, the cell loses water to its surrounding, thereby shrinking.

The statement which best explains what occurred to the Elodea cell when submerged in a solution, is:

"A-The cell was submerged in a hypertonic solution."

This explains why the cytoplasm of Elodea became shrunk as it pulls away from the cell wall, thereby clumping together at the center of the cell.