The passage states that organisms that live in fresh water cannot survive in salt water. These organisms will undergo a process termed plasmolysis. An organism experiencing plasmolysis would resemble the egg subjected to which variable of the experiment? A) egg in vinegar B) egg in tap water C) egg in salt water D) egg in Kayro syrup

The correct option is C.

Plasmolysis is the process by which a living cell become shrink up when water flows out of the cell. Water usually flow out of the cell when a living cell is placed in a solution that has a greater percentage of salt than is present inside the cell. If an egg is placed inside a solution of salt water, water will flow out of the egg through osmosis and it will shrink.