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"The cell membrane is a thin layer that surrounds and holds a cell together. This movement of water creates the problem. To understand how, consider a single-celled protist that lives in freshwater. The water inside the protist is mixed with many different chemicals. The water outside the protist contains few chemicals but few water molecules."

- 9th Grade Biology Book

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They are hypertonic to the water they are in. They need to use their contractile vacuoles to rid their body's of excess water.

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