Question

Based on the Tonicity in Elodea Cells lab, a hypotonic environment causes a cell to swell or burst because

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is -

the water in the solution moves into the plant cell

the solutes in the solution have a lower concentration than the solute concentration inside the plant cell

the water is moving down its concentration gradient from high to low.

Explanation:

The hypotonic solution consists low concentration of solutes and a higher concentration of water as compared to the concentration of solutes and water of other solutions or cells. Water tends to move from a higher concentration of water to a lower concentration of water therefore the cell swell and then ultimately burst.

Water movement in such conditions is known as the movement down the concentration gradient as it moves from its higher concentration to a region of its lower concentration.