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If a cell is placed in a hypertonic sodium chloride (salt) solution, which TWO actions will be the MOST LIKELY result from the cell attempting to maintain homeostasis?


Salt will move by osmosis out of the cell.

Water will move by osmosis out of the cell.

Salt will move by active transport out of the cell.

Water will move by active transport into the cell.

The cell will shrink (crenation) as water moves between the environments to reach equilibrium.