In What Direction Will Water Move When Hypotonic Fluids Are

question 17

Multiple Choice

In what direction will water move when hypotonic fluids are present in the plasma?

• A) Water is pulled of the cytosol and into the interstitial fluid and then plasma.
• B) Water is pushed out of the cytosol into the interstitial fluid and then plasma.
• C) There is no net movement of water when hypotonic fluids are present in the plasma.
• D) Water is pulled from the interstitial fluid and plasma into the cell.

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Definitions:

Ocean-Continent Convergence

A type of plate boundary where a continental plate and oceanic plate collide, often resulting in volcanic activity and mountain building.

Fold and Thrust Belt

A series of mountainous folds and thrust faults created by the compression of the earth's crust.

Foreland Basin

A structural basin that forms adjacent to mountain ranges, resulting from the earth's crust flexing downward due to the weight of overlying mountains.

Normal Faults

Faults where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall, typically caused by extensional forces.