SCIENCE
CELL BIOLOGY
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Question
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The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution.
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the solution was isotonic.
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The solution was hypertonic.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw the blood cells exploded, what would you say happened? The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution.
Detailed explanation-2: -A cell placed into a hypotonic solution will swell and expand until it eventually burst through a process known as cytolysis.
Detailed explanation-3: -When red blood cells burst, hemoglobin, (the part that carries oxygen), is released into the rest of the blood. This can decrease the amount of oxygen the body gets. When hemolysis occurs and leads to a red blood cell imbalance, it is called hemolytic anemia, and there are two types.
Detailed explanation-4: -The distilled water outside the red blood cell, since it is 100% water and no salt, is hypotonic (it contains less salt than the red blood cell) to the red blood cell. The red blood cell will gain water, swell ad then burst. The bursting of the red blood cell is called hemolysis.
Detailed explanation-5: -The red blood cell would shrink as it loses water to the salt solution in the test tube.