Red blood cell shrinkage is to ________ as red blood cell bursting is to ________.
A)crenation; hemolysis
B)lysis; crenation
C)hypotonic; isotonic
D)isotonic; hypotonic
E)isotonic; hypertonic

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Red blood cell shrinkage is known as crenation, which occurs in hypertonic solutions. On the other hand, red blood cell bursting is known as hemolysis, which occurs in hypotonic solutions. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

Red Blood Cell Shrinkage Is to ________ as Red Blood