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1.If red blood cells are places in a hypertonic solution of sodiumchloride, what

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Question

1.If red blood cells are places in a hypertonic solution of sodiumchloride, what will happen to them?
they will burst
they will shrink
they will swell
they will stick together

2. Which Term best describes the relative constancy of internalenvironment of body?
homeostasis
metabolism
pathology
exocytosis

3.Steroid hormones can move easily through a cell membranebecause
they are subject to filteration
their ability to travel via osmosis
they are composed of fats and blend with the phospholipidmembrane
of their small size

Explanation / Answer

1. cell will shrink, hypertonic solution = high concentrationof solution = water from cell will diffuse out to the highconcentration 2. homeostasis = is the definition 3. they are composed of fats and blend with the phospholipidmembrane = thus allow to diffuse in and out of the cell