BI-538
Osmosis
Biology · Secondary 3 · Medium · Osmosis
A red blood cell is placed in a solution with a lower water potential than its cytoplasm. Using the idea of osmosis, what will happen to the red blood cell after some time?
- It gains water and bursts.
- It loses water and shrinks.
- It gains salts and becomes heavier but unchanged in size.
- It remains unchanged as no net movement of water occurs.
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