When an Animal Cell Is Placed in a Hypotonic Solution

question 5

Multiple Choice

When an animal cell is placed in a hypotonic solution and water enters the cell via osmosis, the volume of the cell increases until it bursts. This does not happen to plant cells, because ________.

• A) they have large central vacuoles, which provide abundant space for storage of incoming water
• B) they have cell walls, which prevent the entry of water by osmosis
• C) they have cell walls, which provide pressure to counteract the pressure of the incoming water
• D) certain gated channel proteins embedded in their plasma membranes open as osmotic pressure decreases, allowing excess water to leave the cell

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