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If a Red Blood Cell Is in Blood Plasma with a Solute

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If a red blood cell is in blood plasma with a solute concentration of 270 mosm/l, and the cytoplasm of the red blood cell is 300 mosm/l, then


A) the volume of the red blood cell will not change.
B) water will move into the red blood cell, causing it to swell.
C) water will move out of the red blood cell, causing it to shrivel.
D) there will be no net movement of water into or out of the red blood cell.
E) solutes will be actively transported out of the red blood cell.

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