The red blood cell will reduce in size due to exo-osmosis. (It is a movement of solvent from inside the cell to the outside the cell).
Further Explanation:
Osmosis refers to the spontaneous movement of the solvent particles via a semi-permeable membrane from a lower to the higher region of concentration, in the direction which tends to maintain equilibrium onto both sides.
For a cell to survive, the ion concentrations outside and inside the cell should be the same. Also, the water concentration is limited because a higher concentration of water can burst and swell the cell. Osmosis is crucial in the biological systems as the membranes are semi-permeable. Also, focus on maintaining the equilibrium on both sides and prevent the bursting of the cell. If a blood cell is placed in a beaker that is filled with the concentrated salt solution, then the solvent present in the cell moves outside to the cell to maintain the homeostasis of the cell this phenomenon is mainly known as exo-osmosis.
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Answer Details:
Grade: High School
Subject: Biology
Chapter: Membrane transport
Keywords:
Osmosis, movement, higher, region, cell, concentration, equilibrium, semi-permeable, water, burst, swell, lower, solvent, solute, blood cell, exo-osmosis, salt.
