A student places four identical cells into four different liquids. Over time which cell will look the smallest WXY or Z

W

Explanation:

The cell in liquid W will look the smallest out of the four because of Osmosis.

Osmosis is a process by which water molecules move from an area of relatively higher concentration of water to an area with a relatively lower concentration through a selectively permeable membrane(cell membrane).

With W being saltier than the cell, water molecules will move from the cell to liquid W to balance the concentrations inside and outside the cell which will lead to the cell in W being smaller.