Dead plants seen alongside a salted roadway died because the saline solution caused the cells to
A) undergo crenation.
B) undergo lysis.
C) undergo hemolysis.
D) undergo plasmolysis.
E) the saline solution did not have an effect on the plants.

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The salt solution is hypertonic to the plant cells and causes them to lose water and undergo plasmolysis. Crenation occurs in animal cells. Lysis occurs when a cell takes in water and bursts. Hemolysis occurs when red blood cells lyse.

Dead Plants Seen Alongside a Salted Roadway Died Because the Saline