If isolated plant cells with a water potential averaging -0.5 MPa are placed into a solution with a water potential of -0.3 MPa, which of the following would be the most likely outcome?

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Water moves from areas of higher water potential to areas of lower water potential. Since the water potential outside the cells (-0.3 MPa) is higher than inside the cells (-0.5 MPa), water will move into the cells. This influx of water increases the pressure potential inside the cells as they swell, but the cell walls prevent them from bursting.

If Isolated Plant Cells with a Water Potential Averaging -0