Question 10 of 35
A red blood cell can be used to model a typical animal cell.
What would happen to a red blood cell placed in very salty water?
O A. It would stay the same size because salt cannot cross the cell
membrane.
B. It would swell and burst as water moves into the cell, where there
is a higher concentration of water.
C. It would swell and burst because salt would be transported across
the cell membrane.
O D. It would shrink as water moves out of the cell to where there is a
lower concentration of water.