Question

if placed in tap water, an animal cell will undergo lysis, whereas a plant cell will not. what accounts for this difference?

Answer 1

When placed in tap water, which is a hypotonic environment, animal cells have a higher solute concentration inside of the cell compared to the tap water. ... This, however, is not the case for plant cells which has a strategy to prevent lysis when put in a hypotonic environment. So the answer to your question is D