Carrot sticks that are left in a dish of freshwater for several hours become stiff and hard. Similar sticks left in a saltwater solution become limp and soft. From this we can deduce that the freshwater is ______ and the saltwater is ________ to the cells of the carrot sticks.

A. hypotonic, hypertonic
B. hypotonic, hypotonic
C. hypertonic, hypotonic
D. hypertonic, hypertonic


A. hypotonic, hypertonic

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