A red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. This means the concentration of solutes in the solution is ________ than the concentration of solutes in the intracellular fluid, and will cause the cell to ________

A) lower; shrink
B) higher; swell
C) lower; swell
D) lower; burst
E) higher; shrink


E

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