"Spikes" form on a dehydrating blood cell when it is placed in a(n)________ solution.
A)isotonic
B)hypertonic
C)hypotonic

Name: "Spikes" form on a dehydrating blood cell when it is placed in a(n)________ solution. A)isotonic B)hypertonic C)hypotonic
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When a blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, the solution has a higher concentration of solutes than the cell. As a result, water moves out of the cell and the cell shrinks, causing "spikes" to form on the surface of the cell.

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