Bacteria living in a freshwater stream that are moved to salty seawater would

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Bacteria living in a freshwater stream are adapted to a hypotonic environment, where the concentration of solutes outside the cell is lower than inside the cell. When these bacteria are moved to a salty seawater environment, they would be in a hypertonic solution where the concentration of solutes outside the cell is higher than inside the cell. As a result, the bacteria would lose water through osmosis and become dehydrated.

Bacteria Living in a Freshwater Stream That Are Moved to Salty