Question

animal cells are not usually in hypotonic solutions. why? the cell and solution would have the same concentration of solutes. too much water would move into the cell.

Explanation:

In a hypotonic solution, the solute concentration outside the cell is lower than inside. By osmosis, water moves from an area of lower solute concentration (hypotonic solution) to higher (inside the animal cell). This causes the cell to take in too much water, leading to swelling and potential lysis (bursting). The first option describes an isotonic solution, not hypotonic. So the correct reasoning is about water moving into the cell.

Answer:

Too much water would move INTO the cell.