Question

A human cell placed into a hypertonic solution is likely to a human cell placed into a hypertonic solution is likely to

Answer 1

A human cell placed in hypertonic solution is likely to become desiccated. The hypertonic solution has a lower water potential than the cell due to its high number of solutes, so water moves out of the cell and into the surrounding solution by diffusion. (Movement of substances from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration).