Ross Buys a Bunch of Small,round,red Radishes at the Grocery

question 70

Multiple Choice

Ross buys a bunch of small,round,red radishes at the grocery store; they are on sale because they have been sitting in the produce aisle for a while.When he gets home he notices their texture is not as crisp and crunchy as he would like.Ross's friend recommends that he refrigerate them in a bowl of water overnight.The next day the radishes are crisp and crunchy again.The most likely explanation of why they became crunchy again after soaking in water is that the water was ________ to the radish cells it contained.So,the water osmosed across the plasma membranes ________ the radish cells,________ the turgor pressure inside of the cells.

• A) hypertonic; into; increasing
• B) hypotonic; out of; decreasing
• C) hypertonic; into; decreasing
• D) hypotonic; into; increasing

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