A student is investigating the process of osmosis. She fills a medicine dropper with red blood cells. Next, she creates a saline solution that is isotonic to the red blood cells. What will most likely happen to the red blood cells after they are placed in the
solution?
A. Water will exit the cells and cause them to shrink in size.
B. Water will enter the cells and cause them to grow in size.
C. Water will neither enter or exit the cells and their sizes will remain the same.
D. Water will enter and exit the cells at a steady rate and their sizes will remain the same.