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In a popular movie, a salt water fish jumped into a freshwater drain to be reunited with his father.

Using your knowledge of osmosis and solutions what would have really happened to the cells in the
fish?
А
The cells would have expanded and burst because of water entering the cells.
B
The cells would have shrunk as water left the cells.
с C
The cells would have remained the same as the freshwater is isotonic.
D
The cells would have become freshwater cells until reaching the ocean.

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Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

fresh water is hypotonic to the fish cell,that means water will diffuse into fish cells by osmosis because a hypotonic solution contains low solute concentration.

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