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Which statement describes the movement of water when a cell swells up and bursts due to osmosis?
• Water went into the cell because the concentration of water inside the cell was lower than the concentration
outside the cell.
Water went out of the cell because the concentration of water inside the cell was higher than the concentration
outside the cell.
The cell membrane used energy to
move water into the cell through passive transport.
The cell membrane used energy to move water out of the cell through passive transport.


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Answer:Water went into the cell because the concentration of water inside the cell was lower than the concentration

outside the cell.

Explanation:

Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules , from a region where they are in higher concentration , to a region where they are in lower concentration, through a partially permeable membrane. There will be no net movement of water molecules