6. The Membrane
Osmosis
Multiple Choice
Multiple ChoiceSeawater is hypertonic to cytoplasm in vertebrate cells and in plant cells. If a red blood cell and a plant cell were placed in seawater, what would happen to the two types of cells?
A
The red blood cell would burst, and the plant cell would shrink.
B
Both cells will gain water, but cell walls will prevent both cells from bursting.
C
Both cells would gain water by osmosis; the red blood cell would burst, and the plant cell would increase in turgor pressure.
D
The red blood cell would shrink, and the plant cell would gain water.
E
Both cells would lose water; the red blood cell would shrivel, and the plant plasma membrane would pull away from the cell wall.
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