A biologist diluted a blood sample with distilled water. (cont.) of full ques. at bottom?

wow I love biology! the answer is osmosis, im sure because osmosis, because osmosis is the process by which a solvent (in your case is water) is selectively permeated (pes) through a membrane. I also know this because when cells are placed in a hypotonic (an environment with less solvent outside the cell than inside) environment they lyse (burst) because of osmosis