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Celery stalks that are immersed in fresh water for several hours become stiff an

ID: 188662 • Letter: C

Question

Celery stalks that are immersed in fresh water for several hours become stiff and hard. Similar stalks left in a salt solution become limp and soft. From this we can deduce that the cells of the celery stalks are . Select one: O isotonic with fresh water but hypotonic to the salt solution hypotonic to both fresh water and the salt solution O hyptertonic to fresh water but hypotonic to the salt solution hypertonic to both fresh water and the salt solution O hypotonic to fresh water but hypertonic to the salt solution

Explanation / Answer

Hypotonic to fresh water but hypertonic to salt solution.

Water from celery stalks diffuses out in( fresh water) and diffuses inside in salt solution