Question

If water is moving from inside of a red blood cell to outside of the cell into the blood plasma, the solution is

a. hypotonic


b. hypertonic


c. isotonic


d. monotonic

Answer 1

Answer:

hypertonic

Explanation:

If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, there will be a net flow of water out of the cell, and the cell will lose volume. A solution will be hypertonic to a cell if its solute concentration is higher than that inside the cell, and the solutes cannot cross the membrane.