If water moves into a cell, and the cell swells, what term describes the environment inside the cell?

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Leonidas Brady

Biology

11 July, 07:43

If water moves into a cell, and the cell swells, what term describes the environment inside the cell?

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Todd Kennedy · Answer 1

If water moves into a cell, and the cell swells, the term that describes the environment inside the cell is hypotonic.

Hypotonic refers to water moving into cells, causing the fluid to have a lower osmotic pressure than another solution.