medium · MCAT bio-biochem
An experimental cell is placed into an aqueous solution where the concentration of non-permeable solutes is significantly higher than that found inside the cell's cytoplasm.
What is the most likely physiological outcome for this cell?
- The cell will maintain its volume as solutes enter to balance the gradient.
- The cell will swell and potentially burst (hemolysis).
- Water will enter the cell via active transport to equalize pressure.
- The cell will shrivel (crenation) as water exits.
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