If Blood Cells Are Placed in a Hypertonic Solution

question 55

Multiple Choice

If blood cells are placed in a hypertonic solution

• A) the cells will shrink due to water loss by the cell.
• B) the cells will be unaffected since they have a cell membrane to separate them from the solution.
• C) the cells will swell due to diffusion.
• D) the cells will burst due to active transport.
• E) the cells will shrink due to the loss of solutes from the blood cell.

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