Question

A red blood cell is placed into a sugar water solution. The red blood cell has a lower concentration of protein and sugar than the outside solution, as shown in the diagram. In the diagram, the volume of the cell is equal to the volume outside the cell. Protein and sugar are both too big to move through this cell's membrane.

Answer 1

Becuase the cell has a lower concentration that the solution it is placed in, the solution is considered hypertonic. The cell will lose water through osmosis and will shrink, the 2nd option is correct.

Answer 2

The most likely thing to occur when a red blood cell is placed in a sugar water solution is:

• B. Water from the red blood cells will diffuse into the solution

According to the given question and diagram, we can see that a red blood cell is placed in a sugar water solution and the volume od the cell is equals to the volume outside the cell which shows that equilibrium has been attained.

As a result of this, this solution is hypertonic because the cell has a lesser concentration than the solution as the red blood cell contains less protein which would make the cell to lose water through osmosis as the cell walls would shrink.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B

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