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

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Bacteria living in freshwater are accustomed to a lower salt concentration and are adapted to living in a hypotonic environment. When they are moved to a salty seawater environment, they are now in a hypertonic solution where there is a higher salt concentration outside the cell compared to inside. Water moves out of the cell through osmosis to try to balance the salinity, causing the bacteria to shrivel.

Bacteria Living in a Freshwater Stream That Are Moved to Salty