Question

Crenation (shrinking) is likely to occur in blood cells immersed in ________.
a.a hypotonic solution
b.blood plasma
c.a hypertonic solution

Answer 1

Answer: C. a hypertonic solution

 The shrinking or crenation of blood cells is likely to occur when immersed in hypertonic solution. This happen when there is a net movement of water from inside to outside of blood cells initiating water to lose from the cytoplasm and vacuole causing the cell to shrink due to osmosis.

Answer 2

I believe that Crenation (shrinking) s likely to occur in blood cells when immersed in Hypertonic solution. The shrinking occurs because the red blood cells looses water osmotically to the outside environment and shrinks, then becomes crenated. We have three types of solution. An isotonic solution is a solution with equal solvent and solvent molecules. A hyperonic solution is a solution with more solute molecules than solvent molecules, for example a solution of with more salt molecules than water molecules. A hypotonic solution is a solution with more solvent molecules (water molecules) than solute molecules (salt).