Hypertonic solution: This is a solution which has higher concentration than the one it is being compared to.
If a plant or animal cell is introduced to hypertonic solution, the solution absorbs the liquid content of the cell, thereby causing it to become flaccid (shrink and wrinkle). If this continues for long, the cell will become plasmolysed.
Hypotonic solution: This is a solution which has lower concentration than the one it is being compared to. If a cell is introduced to a hypotonic solution, it absorbs the solution. This causes it to become turgid (swell up) and eventually burst.
Isotonic solution: This is a solution which has the same concentration as the one it is being compared to. If a cell is introduced to an isotonic solution, the level, size, and structure of both cell and solution will remain the same since they have the same concentration.
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