Question

A plant has been removed from its natural environment and placed into a body of water that contains a higher concentration of salt than the inside of each plant cell. The plant promptly wilts. This situation is most similar to which event?

a. Seaweed put into fresh water.
b. A land plant put into tap water.
c. A freshwater plant put into sea water.
d. A freshwater plant put into distilled water.

Answer 1

Explanation:The situation that is most similar in which a plant is moved to a higher concentration of salt in water is that of a freshwater plant being put into sea water. Due to too much salt concentration, freshwater plants cannot survive on the ocean