Question

a cell placed into which solution will lose water by osmosis? multiple choice hypotonic isotonic hydrophilic hydrophobic hypertonic

Explanation:

Osmosis is the movement of water across a semi - permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. In a hypertonic solution, the solute concentration outside the cell is higher than inside the cell. So, water will move out of the cell by osmosis. Hypotonic solutions have lower solute concentration outside the cell, causing water to move into the cell. Isotonic solutions have equal solute concentrations inside and outside the cell, with no net water movement. Hydrophilic and hydrophobic are terms related to the interaction of substances with water, not to osmosis - related water movement in cells.

Answer:

E. Hypertonic