Question

if blood cells are placed in a hypertonic solution, multiple choice the cells will burst due to active transport. the cells will shrink due to the loss of solutes from the blood cell. the cells will shrink due to water loss by the cell. the cells will be unaffected since they have a cell membrane to separate them from the solution.

Explanation:

In a hypertonic solution, the solute concentration outside the blood - cell is higher than inside. Osmosis causes water to move out of the cell from an area of lower solute concentration (inside the cell) to an area of higher solute concentration (outside the cell), leading to cell shrinkage.

Answer:

the cells will shrink due to water loss by the cell.