Predict the effect of hypertonic fluid on a cell
A) Hypertonic fluids cause water to be pulled into the cytosol and the cell swells.
B) Hypertonic fluids cause water to simultaneously be pulled into and then pushed out of a cell.
C) Hypertonic fluids cause water to move out of the cytosol and the cell shrinks.
D) Hypertonic fluids cause no water movement into or out of the cell.
Answer: C
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