Question

if you soak your hands in dishwater, you may notice that your skin absorbs water and swells into wrinkles. this is because your skin cells are ____ to the ____ dishwater.

• hypotonic...hypertonic
• hypertonic...hypotonic
• hypotonic...hypotonic
• isotonic...hypotonic

2.

Explanation:

When a cell is hypertonic to a solution, it means the cell has a higher solute concentration than the solution. In this case, water will move into the cell (osmosis) because water moves from an area of lower solute concentration (the hypotonic dishwater) to an area of higher solute concentration (the hypertonic skin cells). This influx of water causes the skin cells to swell, leading to the wrinkling appearance.

Answer:

Hypertonic...hypotonic