You place a marine critter in a solution with an unknown concentration. In two hours, you examine the critter and notice that al

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You place a marine critter in a solution with an unknown concentration. In two hours, you examine the critter and notice that al

l its cells are shriveling. What is the tonicity of the tissue fluids inside of cells of the critter?

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kifflom [539] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-08T11:09:37+03:00

Answer:

Hypertonic

Explanation:

The cells of the critter are shriveling indicating that there is a high solute concentration in its cells. Hypertonicity causes the cells to shrink because water is leaving the cells to the external solution which one can deduce is also hypertonic.