Which Type of Extracellular Fluid (ECF)solution Will Cause a Cell

Question

Which type of extracellular fluid (ECF)solution will cause a cell to gain water?
A)isotonic
B)hypotonic
C)hypertonic
D)both hypertonic and isotonic

Accepted Answer

A hypotonic ECF solution has a lower concentration of solutes than the intracellular fluid (ICF) of the cell, so water will diffuse from the hypotonic ECF into the cell, causing the cell to swell and gain water.