If Red Blood Cells Are Taken from the Body and Placed

question 35

Multiple Choice

If red blood cells are taken from the body and placed in a hypertonic solution, what happens to the cells?

• A) The cells remain unchanged due to equal solute concentrations inside and outside the cells.
• B) The cells remain unchanged due to equal water concentrations inside and outside the cells.
• C) They become white blood cells.
• D) The cells swell and burst because water moves into them.
• E) The cells shrivel up because water leaves them.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statement or hypothesis set up to be nullified or refuted in order to support an alternative hypothesis in statistical testing.

Significance Tests

Statistical tests used to determine whether the observed data deviates significantly from the null hypothesis or not.

Significance Test

A statistical test used to determine if there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a condition holds true for the entire population.

Random Sample

A sampling method in which each member of a population has an equal chance of being included, ensuring that the sample represents the entire population.