Question

value: 10
an animal cell will ___ when put into distilled water.
a. shrink or crenate
b. swell until it burst
c. stay the same
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value: 10
a plant cell will swell until it burst when placed into a hypotonic solution
true
false
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Explanation:

1. For the first question, distilled water is a hypotonic solution compared to the inside of an animal cell. Water will move into the cell by osmosis. Since animal cells have no cell - wall to provide structural support, they will swell until they burst.
2. For the second question, plant cells have a rigid cell - wall. When placed in a hypotonic solution, water enters the cell by osmosis, but the cell - wall exerts turgor pressure and prevents the cell from bursting. It only swells until it reaches maximum turgor.

Answer:

1. b. Swell until it burst
2. False