If a Red Blood Cell Is in Blood Plasma with a Solute

question 214

Multiple Choice

If a red blood cell is in blood plasma with a solute concentration of 270 mosm/l, and the cytoplasm of the red blood cell is 300 mosm/l, then

• A) the volume of the red blood cell will not change.
• B) water will move into the red blood cell, causing it to swell.
• C) water will move out of the red blood cell, causing it to shrivel.
• D) there will be no net movement of water into or out of the red blood cell.
• E) solutes will be actively transported out of the red blood cell.