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The diagram shows a normal red blood cell and a shrunken red blood cell, both of which are in salt water.

In which direction did the water move to make the red blood cell shrink? Why did water move in that direction?

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The shrunken red blood cell is hypotonic compared to its environment (which is hypertonic), so water will move out of the cell to where there is a higher solute concentration through osmosis.

Remember: Water will always flow to areas to higher solute concentration

Hope that helps! ^_^

Answer:

The red blood cell shrank because water moved out of the cell, which happened because the concentration of salt outside the cell was greater than the concentration of salt inside the cell. Because the salt molecules take up space in the salt water, the concentration of water outside the cell was less than the concentration of water inside the cell. Therefore, water moved out of the cell from the area of high concentration to the area of low concentration, causing the cell to shrink.

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