An animal cell sits in a hypertonic solution. What happens to its water and its volume?

1. The prefix hyper- means the extracellular fluid has a higher osmolarity than the cell's cytoplasm. 2. Higher osmolarity outside means the fluid outside contains less water than the cell does. 3. Because the cell has the relatively higher concentration of water, water leaves the cell. 4. In a hypertonic solution water leaves the cell and the cell shrinks. 5. Water entering and the cell swelling is the hypotonic result, so that option has the prefix backwards. 6. Water cannot leave and swell the cell at the same time, which rules out the third option on its own terms. _Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 "Structure and Function of Plasma Membranes", section 5.2 Passive Transport_