Hypotonic Solution
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Example:
Imagine you're at a crowded party but with plenty of empty space outside on the patio, everyone wants to spread out to be more comfortable. This situation is similar to how cells behave in a hypotonic solution, where the concentration of solutes inside the cell is higher than outside, so water flows into the cell to balance things out. Just as party-goers move to the open patio to relieve the cramped conditions inside, water moves into the cell in a hypotonic solution to equalize the concentration difference, making the cell swell.
Practice Version
Hypotonic Solution: A solution with a lower solute concentration than that of cells in that solution. Hypotonic solution. A hypotonic solution causes cells to swell as water enters through osmosis.