Question

If a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, a the turgor pressure will increase. b the turgor pressure will increase but the cell wall prevents the cell from exploding. c the entire cell will not swell or shrink. d the entire cell will shrink.

Answer 1

b. The turgor pressure will increase but the cell wall prevents the cell from exploding.

Step-by-step explanation:

When the extracellular fluid has a lower osmolarity than the cell, as it happens in hypotonic solutions, the flow of water will go into the cell. Since plant cells have rigid cell walls, it won't burst because the plasma membrane will expand only to the limit of the wall, water will enter until its internal pressure (turgor) prevents further influx.

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Answer 2

b the turgor pressure will increase but the cell wall prevents the cell from exploding

Step-by-step explanation:

The plant cells are exposed in a change of pressure liquid depending the quantity of solids that are inside and outside the cell. Like in this case, the hypotonic solution is the one that has less solids outside the cell, that is the reason why the water enters the cell to equilibrate the concentration of solids inside and outside the cell.