Sandra examined some animal cells using a compound microscope. Under normal conditions, the cells have an approximate salinity of 1 M NaCl and resemble the slide shown in picture 1.

If the cells are submerged in pure distilled water, what will happen to the cells?

If the cells are submerged in pure distilled water, each cell will absorb water from the environment where it is located, increase its volume and possibly break.

Explanation:

The cells maintain an osmotic balance relationship between their cytoplasm and the extracellular space, that is, the cell is isotonic with the medium.

When a cell is exposed to a hypotonic medium -such as that which provides pure distilled water- water will pass through osmosis from the extracellular space to the cytoplasm, causing the cell to increase in volume (swell) and the increase in internal pressure can Make it break.

In osmosis, water passes from space with less concentration of solutes to the highest concentration.

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c. earths continental crust is thicker than its lithosphere.

because, the lithosphere is the outermost layer of the earth/ 100 km thick and is defined by its machanical properties.the lithosphere contains oceanic and continental crust that varies in age and thickness across locations and geologic time. the lithosphere is the coolest layer of the earth in terms of temperature. the term lithosphere should not be confused with the use of "geosphere" which is used to indicate all of earth systems, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere   and biosphere. the surface of the earth can be divided into the continental crust and the oceanic crust.   the continental crust is made mostly of granite while the oceanic crust is made of basalt. the average thickness of the continental crust is 25 miles and the average thickness of the oceanic crust is 5 miles.   three types of rock, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, make up the surface of the earth. that's why 3 option is preferable.

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