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The plant is most likely to die because the salt water already killed the root cells. It also depends on the concentraition of the plant. some plants are very sensitive when fresh water is placed in ONLY salt water plants

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The plant has adjusted to being in a salt environment. This means that the amount of sodium ions inside its' cells are the same as those in the water. If you place it in fresh water, water will flow into the cells to correct the imbalance causing the cells to burst.

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It would die because it is not adapted to the salinity of the water

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Water would flow into its cells because it is in a hypotonic solution... and it would die.

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