if an animal cell where placed in a solution of salt water taken from the ocean , what would happen to the cell ?

A.)the cell would shrivel because the water solution is hypertonic

C.) the cell would shrivel because the water solution is hypotonic

D.) the cell would swell because the water solution is hypertonic

In passive diffusion, the small water molecules can move across the phospholipid bilayer . This layer acts as a semi-permeable membrane; its hydrophilic heads are attracted to water while its water-repellent hydrophobic tails face towards each other- allowing molecules of water to diffuse across the membrane along the concentration gradient.

Thus the water will move from an area of high concentration (hypertonic) to an area of low concentration (hypotonic), until the system reaches a steady state called equilibrium- after this, there will be no net movement of water. Similarly via osmosis, the water passes through the membrane due to the difference in osmotic pressure on either side of the phospholipid by layer this means that the water moves from regions of high osmotic pressure/concentration to regions of low pressure/ concentration to a steady state.

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