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Question

generalized plant cell chloroplasts cell membrane lysosomes cell wall nucleus vacuole which illustration shows what will most likely happen to the cell if it is placed in a solution with a low concentration of solute (hypotonic)?

Explanation:

Step1: Understand osmosis in plant cells

In a hypotonic solution, water moves into the plant cell due to osmosis. The cell has a cell - wall which provides structural support.

Step2: Analyze the effect of water influx

As water enters the plant cell, the central vacuole expands and the cell becomes turgid. The cell wall prevents the cell from bursting.

Answer:

The illustration where the cell appears more swollen with a larger vacuole (assuming one of the illustrations shows this characteristic) is the correct one. Without the ability to directly reference the numbered illustrations, the general answer is the illustration showing a turgid cell with an expanded vacuole.