If cells were placed in a solution, and you observed them shrinking, the solution is probably _____.
A.
hypertonic

B.
hypotonic

C.
isotonic

A hypotonic solution is one that has little solute in it and a lot of water compared to another. A hypertonic solution is one that has a lot of solute and little water compared to another solution.

Since we are told that the cell shrinks, then it is clear that the solution that the cell has been put in has more solute to water compared to the cell which is why the cell loses water to the solution. A hypertonic solution

If cells were placed in a solution, and you observed them shrinking, the solution is probably _____. A. hypertonic B. hypotonic C. isotonic

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If cells were placed in a solution, and you observed them shrinking, the solution is probably _____.
A.
hypertonic

B.
hypotonic

C.
isotonic