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An animal cell that is surrounded by freshwater will burst because the osmotic pressure causes

A) water to move into the cell
B) water to move out of the cell
C) solutes to move into the cell
D) solutes to move out of the cell

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Because of the process of osmosis, since there is more solute in the animal cell than its surroundings, the water would have to flow in to dilute the solute in the animal cell. However, too much water flowing into the cell is dangerous since the cell membrane cannot expand quickly enough to accommodate the water. therefore the animal cell will swell up and even burst under the pressure.

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An animal cell that is surrounded by freshwater will burst because the osmotic pressure causes water to move into the cell.

OSMOSIS:

  • Osmosis is the process whereby water moves from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration via a semipermeable membrane.

  • The freshwater in this question represents a hypotonic solution i.e. a solution with low solute concentration and high water concentration.

  • Based on osmotic principle, water will move from a high concentration, which is the freshwater solution into the animal cell, thereby, causing the cell to swell and burst.

  • Therefore, animal cell that is surrounded by freshwater will burst because the osmotic pressure causes water to move into the cell.

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