Question

ross places carrot sticks into a jar of water and refrigerates the jar overnight. the next day the carrot sticks are crisp and crunchy. the most likely explanation of why they became crunchy after soaking in water is that the water was ____ the cells, resulting in the net movement of water ____ the cells. options: hypertonic; into, hypertonic; out of, hypotonic; into, hypotonic; out of

Explanation:

In a hypotonic solution, water moves into cells by osmosis, making the carrot cells turgid and crunchy.

Answer:

B. hypotonic; into