Distilled water is devoid of any solutes. it contains no additional gases, minerals, or contaminants. would it be right to give a person an iv (intravenous) therapy of distilled water?
a. yes, distilled water is pure and will cause no harm.
b. yes, the iv will be isotonic to the cell cytoplasm, so it will have no adverse effect on the cells.
c. no, the iv will be hypertonic compared to the cell cytoplasm causing the cells to shrivel.
d. no, the iv will be hypotonic compared to the cell cytoplasm causing the cells to explode.

The correct answer is option d. No, The IV will be hypotonic compared to the cell cytoplasm causing the cells to explode.

The distilled water have only water molecules in it. The Intravenous injection of the distilled water would reduce the osmolarity if the blood plasma. Due to the decreased osmolarity, the plasma would become hypotonic to the blood cells. As a result, the cells would allow the water to come inside them, and result in its swelling and eventually bursting of the blood cells.

dna damages cause changes in the structure of the genetic material and prevents the replication mechanism from functioning and performing properly. dna damage and mutation have different biological consequences. while most dna damages can undergo dna repair, such repair is not 100% efficient.

prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus in which the dna is stored in, it floats freely inside the cell.

eukaryote cells do have a nucleus in which the dna is stored in.