Definition: a solution that has a lower water concentration in comparison to the inside of the cell.
Net Movement: water will move out of the cell, because of osmosis (water moves from a high water concentartion, in the cell, to a low concentration, the solution.)
Effect: on animal cells, the cell will shrik, but no damage is caused. due to the cell wall in a plant cell, the cell will just become flaccid.
Analogy:
- Imagine a kid who's hyper (high water concentration in the cell)
- and wants to run around and let their energy out (water moves from in the cell to the solution)
- They'd eventually get tired (the cell shrinks / becomes flaccid)
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