When a solution is more concentrated outside of a cell than the cytoplasm, what happens?
a. water leaves the cell, causing the cell to burst.
b. the solute enters the cell, causing the cell to burst.
c. water leaves the cell, causing the cell to shrivel up.
d. the solute leaves the cell, causing the cell to shrivel up.

Peat deposits are found in waterlogged places where dead plant material piles up. when peat is buried, it undergoes compaction. it is subjected to heat and pressure for a long time, and a lot of water is squeezed out during this process. nearly ten vertical feet of original peat material becomes one vertical foot of coal. which of these remains unchanged in the system during the conversion of peat to coal? a) area b) density c) mass d) volume