Question

when you cut into most active plant tissue, water appears almost immediately because plant cells contain
a) a hypertonic solution that produces turgor pressure.
b) a hypotonic solution that produces turgor pressure.
c) an isotonic condition and you cut the cell open.
d) a hypertonic condition and cutting it reversed this to hypotonic.
e) a hypotonic condition and cutting it reversed this to hypertonic.

Explanation:

Plant cells have a higher solute - concentration inside compared to the outside environment, which means they contain a hypertonic solution. This hypertonic solution causes water to enter the cell by osmosis, creating turgor pressure. When the tissue is cut, the water that was maintaining turgor pressure is released.

Answer:

A. a hypertonic solution that produces turgor pressure.