The Initial Response of the Root Cells of a Tomato

question 67

Multiple Choice

The initial response of the root cells of a tomato plant watered with seawater would be to

• A) rapidly produce organic solutes in the cytoplasm.
• B) rapidly expand until the cells burst.
• C) begin to plasmolyze as water is lost.
• D) actively transport water from the cytoplasm into the vacuole.
• E) actively absorb salts from the seawater.

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