A student used a microscope to observe Elodea submerged in a solution. The student observed the cell cytoplasm pull away from the cell wall and clump together in the center of the cell. Which statement best explains why this occurred? A-The cell was submerged in a hypertonic solution. B-The cell was submerged in a hypotonic solution. C-The cell was submerged in a pure solution. D-The cell was submerged in an isotonic solution.

A

Explanation:

The correct answer would be that the cell was submerged in a hypertonic solution.

A hypertonic solution is a solution with a higher concentration of solutes than that of the cytosol of a cell suspended in it. When a cell is suspended in a hypertonic solution, water moves osmotically from the cytosol to the hypertonic solution. This causes the cytoplasm to collapse and the cell becomes flaccid.

The correct option is A.

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