Gus is performing an experiment on cells. First he places the cells in a container of water and salt. When he checks some of the cells under a microscope, he sees that they are beginning to shrivel. What would most likely stop the cells in the liquid from shriveling?

The cells are shriveling because the salty water is more concentrated than the liquid inside them, so water moves out of the cells by osmosis. Adding more water dilutes the salt, making the surrounding liquid less concentrated and reducing the movement of water out of the cells. Therefore, adding more water to the container is most likely to stop the shriveling.

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