If Cells Are Placed in a Hypertonic Solution,________

question 87

Multiple Choice

If cells are placed in a hypertonic solution,________.

• A)water diffuses out of the cells and the cells shrink in a process called hemolysis
• B)water diffuses out of the cells and the cells shrink in a process called crenation
• C)water diffuses into the cells and the cells swell and eventually burst in a process called hemolysis
• D)water diffuses into the cells and the cells swell and eventually burst in a process called crenation

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Definitions:

Genetic Code

The collection of guidelines that dictate how information stored in genetic material, whether DNA or RNA sequences, is converted into proteins by living organisms.

Universality

The quality of being universal; applicable or relevant to all cases, conditions, or situations.

Fossil

Parts or traces of an ancient organism usually preserved in rock.

Organism

An individual living entity that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis.