Question

question 3 (1 point) the researchers found that the high concentrations of pollutants is creating a hypertonic river. what happens to an animal cell in a hypertonic solution? a) it shrinks due to water leaving the cell b) it undergoes plasmolysis c) it remains unchanged as water movement stops d) it swells due to water entering the cell

Explanation:

In a hypertonic solution, the solute concentration outside the animal cell is higher than inside. Water moves out of the cell by osmosis, causing it to shrink. Plasmolysis occurs in plant cells with cell - walls. In a hypertonic solution, water movement does not stop but is directed out of the cell, and the cell does not swell as water is leaving, not entering.

Answer:

A. It shrinks due to water leaving the cell