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Which of the following is the effect to contractile vacuole when Amoeba sp is placed in salt water? A. Burst and die B. Stop contracting C. Contract at fast rate D. Contract at …

Which of the following is the effect to contractile vacuole when Amoeba sp is placed in salt water? A. Burst and die B. Stop contracting C. Contract at fast rate D. Contract at …
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Which of the following is the effect to contractile vacuole when Amoeba sp is placed in salt water?

A. Burst and die
B. Stop contracting
C. Contract at fast rate
D. Contract at slow rate​

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The answer is C because salt water is hypertonic as compared to the solution inside the Amoeba cell. When it is placed in salt water it will lose water by exosmosis and will shrink.
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