Biology 2e
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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
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Chapter 41, Problem 6RQ
Cells in a hypertonic solution tend to:
- shrink due to water loss
- swell due to water gain
- stay the same size due to water moving into and out of the cell at the same rate
- none of the above
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