Multiple choice

A cell kept in a solution draws water and swells up, the nature of this solution is

  1. hypotonic

  2. hypertonic

  3. isotonic

  4. more than isotonic
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Explanation

A cell swells when placed in a hypotonic solution because the concentration of solutes is lower outside the cell than inside, causing water to move into the cell via osmosis.

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