2.(3 pts) A normal red blood cell is small and shaped like a flattened disk. The interior of a red blood cell has a salt concentration around 0.9%. Suppose red blood cells were dropped into beakers of different saline solutions as shown below. In which of these solutions would the cell: rupture, shrink, or stay the same? 0.9% Stay the same red blood cell 0.1% rupture 2.9% Shrink

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2.(3 pts) A normal red blood cell is small and shaped like a flattened disk. The interior of a red blood cell has a salt
concentration around 0.9%. Suppose red blood cells were dropped into beakers of different saline solutions as
shown below. In which of these solutions would the cell: rupture, shrink, or stay the same?
0.9%
red blood cell
0.1%
2.9%
Stay the same
rupture
Shrink
3. (2 pts) Oops, Amoeba Man (in the Garfield cartoon below) got it wrong! Describe why his eating process is NOT
osmosis, and state what process does bring food particles into an amoeba.
AMOEBA MAN SPIES
FOOD, BUT AMOEBA MAN
HAS NO MOUTH
MUNCH
MUNCH
A WONDERFUL
THING OSMOSIS
Transcribed Image Text:2.(3 pts) A normal red blood cell is small and shaped like a flattened disk. The interior of a red blood cell has a salt concentration around 0.9%. Suppose red blood cells were dropped into beakers of different saline solutions as shown below. In which of these solutions would the cell: rupture, shrink, or stay the same? 0.9% red blood cell 0.1% 2.9% Stay the same rupture Shrink 3. (2 pts) Oops, Amoeba Man (in the Garfield cartoon below) got it wrong! Describe why his eating process is NOT osmosis, and state what process does bring food particles into an amoeba. AMOEBA MAN SPIES FOOD, BUT AMOEBA MAN HAS NO MOUTH MUNCH MUNCH A WONDERFUL THING OSMOSIS
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