Question

mmersed, the concentration of water outside the cell was higher than the concentration of water inside the cell. Suppose a cell is immersed in a solution, so that the cell gets larger and then bursts. True or false: When the cell was first immersed, the concentration of water outside the cell was higher than the concentration of water inside the cell.
a. True
b. False

Answer 1

Answer: True

Explanation: The cell was placed in a hypotonic environment meaning that the concentration of water was higher outside the cell membrane than inside so water entered the cell.