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question 45

Multiple Choice

Two similar-sized animal cells are placed in a 0.5% sucrose solution. Cell A enlarges for a while and then stops; cell B continues to enlarge and finally ruptures. Which of the following must have been TRUE at the beginning of the experiment?

• A)Cell A was hypotonic to the solution, and cell B was hypertonic.
• B)Cell A was hypertonic to the solution, and cell B was hypotonic.
• C)Cell A was hypertonic to cell B.
• D)Cell B was hypertonic to cell A.
• E)Cells A and B were isotonic to each other.

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Definitions:

Process Costing System

An accounting method used for homogenous products, allocating production costs based on the processes or departments through which the products pass.

Work in Process Inventory

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Raw Materials Inventory

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Process Costing System

An accounting method used to determine the cost of producing products in continuous processes where the units are indistinguishable from each other.