which of the following is MOST LIKELY to damage or kill bacteria with an intact (undamaged) cell wall: hypo-tonic environment O hypertonic environment O an environment with fewer solutes than the inside of the cell O isotonic environment

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which of the following is MOST LIKELY to damage or kill bacteria with an intact (undamaged) cell wall:
O hypo-tonic environment
hypertonic environment
an environment with fewer solutes than the inside of the cell
isotonic environment
Transcribed Image Text:which of the following is MOST LIKELY to damage or kill bacteria with an intact (undamaged) cell wall: O hypo-tonic environment hypertonic environment an environment with fewer solutes than the inside of the cell isotonic environment
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