BI-440
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Osmosis
A person drinks a sports drink that has the same water potential as his blood plasma. What will happen to his red blood cells, and why?
- They swell and burst because water enters by osmosis.
- They shrink because water leaves by osmosis.
- They remain the same size because there is no net water movement.
- They first swell then shrink as water moves in and out repeatedly.
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