Questions: A Hypertonic solution: will induce cell bursting will induce no net movement of water will induce cell swelling will induce cell shrinkage

A Hypertonic solution: 
will induce cell bursting
will induce no net movement of water
will induce cell swelling
will induce cell shrinkage
Transcript text: A Hypertonic solution: will induce cell bursting will induce no net movement of water will induce cell swelling will induce cell shrinkage
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The answer is the last one: will induce cell shrinkage.

Explanation for each option:

  1. Will induce cell bursting: This is incorrect. A hypertonic solution has a higher concentration of solutes compared to the inside of the cell. This causes water to move out of the cell, not into it. Cell bursting, or lysis, typically occurs in a hypotonic solution where water moves into the cell, causing it to swell and potentially burst.

  2. Will induce no net movement of water: This is incorrect. In a hypertonic solution, there is a net movement of water out of the cell due to the higher solute concentration outside the cell.

  3. Will induce cell swelling: This is incorrect. Cell swelling occurs in a hypotonic solution where water moves into the cell. In a hypertonic solution, water moves out of the cell, leading to shrinkage.

  4. Will induce cell shrinkage: This is correct. In a hypertonic solution, the higher concentration of solutes outside the cell causes water to move out of the cell, leading to cell shrinkage or crenation.

Summary: A hypertonic solution will induce cell shrinkage because the higher solute concentration outside the cell causes water to move out of the cell.

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