A red blood cell is placed in a beaker of pure water, which has a lower solute concentration than the cytoplasm of the cell.
What will happen to the red blood cell?
Lose water and shrivel.
Absorb water until it is turgid.
Absorb water until it bursts.
Remain unchanged in size and shape.
82 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 2.1 Supplying the cell, covering 2.1.1 Transport across cell membranes, 2.1.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle, 2.1.3 Importance of cell differentiation, and 2.1.4 Stem cells. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.