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yes, if the blood cells absorb too much water, they can "lyse" or burst.
therefore, drinking too much water is dangerous.
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What will happen to red blood cells when they are placed in a beaker containing a water solution in which the salt concentration is much higher than the salt concentration in the red blood cells?
It's one of these answers: a. The red blood cells will absorb water and increase in size. b. The red blood cells will lose water and decrease in size. c. The red blood cells will first absorb water, then lose water and maintain their normal size. d. The red blood cells will first lose water, then absorb water, and finally double in size. A is wrong, just let you know. Still trying to figure out the answer myself.
Red blood cell functions?
To absorb oxygen from the lungs and to carry it to the muscles.
What happens to Red blood cells when added with water?
The red blood cell will become turgid because water will move from the glucose solution to the red blood cell.
What will happen to red blood cells when they are placed in a beaker containing a water solution in which the salt concentration is higher than the salt concentration in the red blood cells?
It's one of these answers: a. The red blood cells will absorb water and increase in size. b. The red blood cells will lose water and decrease in size. c. The red blood cells will first absorb water, then lose water and maintain their normal size. d. The red blood cells will first lose water, then absorb water, and finally double in size. A is wrong, just let you know. Still trying to figure out the answer myself.
What is in a hypertonic solution that makes a red blood cell expand?
Water in a hypotonic solution will make a red blood cell expand. The water will move into the lower water concentration of the cell and the cell volume will grow.
A red blood cell placed in distilled water will swell and burst due to the diffusion of what?
3. water from the blood cell into its environment
What happens if you put a red blood cell in pure water?
A red blood cell placed in water will lyse or burst. The red blood cell is hypertonic in comparison to the pure water (hypotonic). Water will rush in to equalize the concentrations via osmosis, and the cell will lyse.
What will happen if if a red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution?
The water from the cytoplasm within the red blood cell will move out of the cell into the environment and the cell itself will shrivel up.
What will happen if distilled water is hypotonic to a red blood cell?
The red blood cell would swell because more water would pass in than it would pass out.
When a red blood cell draws in water it is said to undergo?
When a cell draws in water it undergoes osmosis
What will happen to a red blood cell if it is placed into a beaker of pure water?
If a red blood cell is placed into a hypotonic solution then the water concentration inside the cell is lower than outside the cell. The salt concentration is higher inside the cell than outside. So, due to the process of osmosis (water will travel from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration) and the water will enter the red blood cell, increasing the pressure inside the cells. Red blood cells only have a thin membrane, they therefore can not cope with this high pressure and will eventually burst.
What is the name of the normal protein and a red blood cell?
and a red blood cell or in a red blood cell? if its in a red blood cell i would say haemoglobin
