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question 23
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when placed in a hypertonic solution, animal cells
remain the same size and shape.
transport water out using atp.
swell and burst.
shrivel and dehydrate.
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A hypertonic solution has a higher solute concentration than the inside of an animal cell. Osmosis causes water to move out of the cell to the area of higher solute concentration. This loss of water makes the animal cell shrink, shrivel, and become dehydrated.
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shrivel and dehydrate.