The vapor pressure of the ice is lower than the vapor pressure of the solute water in the surrounding cells .
As heat is removed at the freezing point of the solutions , the ice crystals grow between the cells , extracting water from them .
The vapor pressure of the ice is lower than the vapor pressure of the solute water in the surrounding cells and as heat is removed at the freezing point of the solutions , the ice crystals grow between the cells , extracting water from them .