Which of These High Density Situations Would Be LEAST Likely

question 186

Multiple Choice

Which of these high density situations would be LEAST likely to be considered crowded?

• A) Approximately one million people were in Time Square in New York City for the New Year's Eve celebration.
• B) Ten people are in an elevator riding up 50 floors.
• C) There are ten patients to each ward in a mental hospital.
• D) Three coeds share one dorm room and one bathroom.

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Definitions:

Hypertonic

A solution that has a higher solute concentration than the cytoplasm of a cell, causing cell shrinkage.

Hypotonic

Describes a solution that has a lower concentration of solutes relative to the inside of a cell, causing water to enter the cell by osmosis.

Hypertonic

Describing a solution that has a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution, potentially causing cells to shrink due to water loss.

Solute Concentration

The amount of solute per unit volume of solution, indicating how much of a substance is dissolved in another substance.