Which of the following apply to cells in a hypotonic solution? Water moves into the cell because the external environment has a higher solute concentration than the cytoplasm. Water moves into the cell because the external environment has a lower solute concentration than the cytoplasm. Water moves out of the cell because the external environment has a higher solute concentration than the cytoplasm. Water moves out of the cell because the external environment has a lower solute concentration than the cytoplasm. There is no net movement of water into or out of the cell.
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