What happens to an animal cell when placed in a hypertonic solution with higher solute concentration?

Type: MCQ • Marks: 1

A. It remains completely unchanged

B. It swells and bursts

C. It undergoes mitosis

D. It shrinks due to water loss (crenation)

Explanation

Water flows out of the animal cell via osmosis into the hypertonic medium, causing it to shrink.

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