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Paramecium can be in danger of swelling up and bursting when it is placed in a hypotonic environment, where the concentration of solutes outside the cell is lower than that inside. This causes water to flow into the paramecium through osmosis, leading to an increase in internal pressure. If the influx of water is not regulated, the paramecium may eventually swell to the point of bursting. However, paramecium has a contractile vacuole that helps expel excess water to prevent this from occurring.

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