If a plant cell is placed in a solution with a relatively low water potential, the cell will:
A)swell and perhaps burst.
B)undergo plasmolysis.
C)build up turgor pressure.
D)build up wall pressure.
E)neither gain nor lose water.

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When a plant cell is placed in a solution with a low water potential, water moves out of the cell, causing the cell membrane to pull away from the cell wall, a process known as plasmolysis.

If a Plant Cell Is Placed in a Solution with a Relatively