What are consequences of the following conditions?

(a) A cell having higher water concentration than the surrounding medium.

(b) A cell containing low water concentration than the surrounding medium.

(c) A cell having equal water concentration to its surrounding medium.

(a) A cell having higher water content than the surrounding medium, meaning that the surrounding solution is very concentrated solution (hypertonic solution), the cell will lose water by exosmosis. Such a solution is known as hypertonic solution.

(b) A cell having low water concentration than the surrounding medium, meaning that the surrounding solution is very dilute (hypotonic solution), the cell will gain water by endosmosis. Such a solution is known as hypotonic solution.

(c) A cell having equal water concentration to its surrounding medium, the cell will neither gain nor lose water to the external medium. Such a solution is known as isotonic solution.