Red blood cells are placed in a hypotonic solution.
as a result, the red blood cells change, as seen here in the illustration.

1. describe the movement of water across the cell membrane. be sure to indicate the direction the water moves.

2. explain why the water moves in the direction you have chosen.

3. describe the change in the red blood cells, using correct terminology.
how would this differ if the red blood cells had been placed in an isotonic solution?

If Red blood cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, the water moves into the cell. The cell swells and become turgid.

Explanation:

This is a type of osmosis. here plasma membrane of RBC works as semipermeable(only solute can move) osmotic membrane.

We all know that, osmosis is a process where liquid moves across semipermeable membrane from less concentration gradient to high concentration gradient.  

There are three types of solution in respect of the concentration of cell's cytoplasm. These are

cells use diffusion to get substances in and out of themselves. that diffusion will occur across the cell membrane or the outer covering of the cell. because we are talking about the surface of the cell, surface area and volume are  important factors here. as a cell increases in size, its surface area and volume increase as well.  we call that the surface area to volume ratio (sa: vol).  but the catch is that  volume increases at a greater rate than surface  area. in other words, as a cell gets bigger, the sa: vol gets smaller. so a really small cell like bacteria is mostly cell membrane (surface) with very little contents (volume). a really big cell like an egg, is mostly insides with a super thin membrane. so what ends up happening is that the cell cannot efficiently diffuse all of the stuff it needs in/out to survive. therefore cell size is limited to about 100mm. so how do we make organisms bigger than 100mm? cells divide! by dividing and becoming multicellular, organisms are able to grow!   check out the diagrams i attached to see the effect of sa: vol. i hope this ! good luck!

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