Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Movement into and out of cells

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

An animal cell and a plant cell are put into distilled water. The animal cell takes in water, becomes larger and then bursts, whereas the plant cell also takes in water and expands but does not burst. What explains this difference?

  • AAnimal cells have no cell wall.
  • BAnimal cells have no vacuole.
  • CPlant cell surface membranes are partially permeable.
  • DPlant cell walls are freely permeable.

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