Question

State whether the following statements are true or false.
Crenation of red blood cells results when the red blood cells lose water into a fluid evironment that contains more solutes than the cell.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

When cells are placed in hypertonic solution, they will lose water through osmosis leading in shrinkage of cells and develops a notch or projection on its membrane, this process is called as crenation of cells. So, Red blood cells when placed in hypertonic media they will lose water and gets shrunken which is called the crenation of red blood cells.

So , the correct statement is 'True'.