BI-463
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Osmosis
A red blood cell is placed in a solution with a lower water potential than its cytoplasm.
What will happen to the cell after some time?
What will happen to the cell after some time?
- Water enters the cell and it bursts.
- Water leaves the cell and it shrinks.
- Water enters and leaves at equal rates; the cell remains normal.
- No net movement of water occurs because the membrane is impermeable.
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