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how will the movement of water affect a cell if it is transferred a cell if it is transferred from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution ?

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The cell will shrink and wrinkle

Step-by-step explanation:

Hypertonic solutions have more solute than solvent. The external solution will have a higher osmotic pressure than the cell contents and therefore water will pass out of the cell which will then shrink.

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