After swimming in the ocean for several hours,the swimmers noticed that their fingers appeared to be very wrinkled or shriveled up.This is an indication that seawater is ________ relative to the fluid in cells.
A) isotonic
B)hypertonic
C)hypotonic
D)none of these

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When fingers appear wrinkled or shriveled after swimming in the ocean for several hours, it indicates that seawater is hypertonic relative to the fluid in cells. This means that there is a higher concentration of solutes in seawater than inside the cells, causing water to move out of the cells through osmosis, leading to the shrinkage of cells and the wrinkled appearance of fingers.

After Swimming in the Ocean for Several Hours,the Swimmers Noticed