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  1. Blood cells do not shrink in blood because blood is
    1. hypertonic
    2. isotonic
    3. equimolar
    4. hypotonic
Correct Option: B

When the osmotic pressure outside the red blood cells is the same as the pressure inside the cells, the solution is isotonic with respect to the cytoplasm. This is the usual condition of red blood cells in plasma. Hence the cells do not shrink.



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