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question 39

Multiple Choice

The cells of a fish are about 0.85% salt. One liter of water is about 1,000 grams. Solution A contains 70 grams of salt in 5 liters of water, solution B contains 120 grams of salt in 10 liters of water, and solution C contains 50 grams of salt in 10 liters of water. Which solution(s) is(are) hyperosmotic relative to the fish's cells?

• A) Solution A only
• B) Solution B only
• C) Both solution A and solution B
• D) Both solution B and solution C

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Definitions:

Absorb

The process by which one substance takes in or soaks up another substance, often used in biological or chemical contexts.

Erythroblastosis Fetalis

A potentially fatal condition in newborns due to incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood types.

RhoGAM

A medication used to prevent Rh incompatibility issues in pregnancies by stopping the mother's immune system from attacking the baby's red blood cells.

Rh-negative

A blood type classification indicating the absence of Rh factor, a protein on the surface of red blood cells.