Question

1. carrot sticks that are left in a dish of freshwater for several hours become stiff and hard. similar sticks left in a saltwater solution become limp and soft. from this we can deduce that the freshwater is ____ and the saltwater is ____ to the cells of the carrot sticks.

a. hypotonic, hypertonic
b. hypotonic, hypotonic
c. hypertonic, hypertonic
d. hypertonic, hypertonic

1. in an emergency trauma room, a doctor accidentally gives a patient a large transfusion of distilled water directly into one of his veins instead of blood. predict what might happen if distilled water was given to the patient instead of blood.

a. have no unfavorable effect as long as the water was sterile
b. have serious, perhaps fatal effects because there would be too much fluid for the heart to pump.
c. have serious, perhaps fatal effects because the red blood cells would tend to shrivel
d. have serious, perhaps fatal effects because the red blood cells would tend to burst

Explanation:

Answer:

A. hypotonic, hypertonic
C. have serious, perhaps fatal effects because the red blood cells would tend to burst