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What happens when a normal animal cell is kept in hypotonic solution ?
(A) It swells up.
(B) It shows plasmolysis
(C) It remains unaffected.
(D) It gets shrunk

A

Water enters the cell.

B

Cell loses water.

C

Water regulation takes place by vacuoles.

D

Digestion takes place by food vacuoles

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