Answer to Question #322997 in Cell Biology for Violett

Question

Human cheek cells were placed in a solution more concentrated than their cytoplasm. State the effect this would have on the appearance of the cells

Answer 1

A solution will be hypertonic to a cell if its solute concentration is higher than that inside the cell, and the solutes cannot cross the membrane.

The solute will flow from the cell to the surrounding solution through pores. The cell itself will merge.