A red blood cell that displays a biconcave disc shape must be in which of the following solutions? hypertonic solution distilled water isotonic solution ocean water hypotonic solution

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A red blood cell that displays a biconcave disc shape must be in which of the following solutions?

  1. hypertonic solution
  2. distilled water
  3. isotonic solution
  4. ocean water
  5. hypotonic solution

 

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