Compare hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic solutions. When an environment is hypotonic, what happens to the cell?
The environment has more solute, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside, causing the cell to swell.
The environment has more solute, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside, causing the cell to shrink.
The cell has more solute, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside, causing the cell to shrink.
The cell have more solute, so solvent moves from inside the cell to outside, causing the cell to swell.
The correct answer is:
The environment has more solute, so solvent moves from outside the cell to inside, causing the cell to swell.