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

Question

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Red blood cells shrink in a hypertonic solution, a process known as crenation. When red blood cells burst, it is known as hemolysis and occurs in a hypotonic solution. Thus, the correct answer is A.

Red Blood Cell Shrinkage Is to ________ as Cell Bursting