Question

when red blood cells are exposed to a hypotonic solution____.○ their cell membranes remain intact and the solution will be cloudy and opaque○ the solution will be clear and transparent and the membranes are no longer intact○ they will have abnormal notchings on their cell membranes and are classified as crenated.

Explanation:

A hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration than the interior of red blood cells. Water moves into the cells via osmosis, causing them to swell and eventually burst (hemolysis). When the cell membranes break, the hemoglobin is released into the solution, making the solution clear/transparent, and the membranes are no longer intact. Crenation occurs in hypertonic solutions, and intact cells keep the solution cloudy.

Answer:

○ the solution will be clear and transparent and the membranes are no longer intact