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Part1 1. What sort of environment (hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic) did the extra fertilizer create around the roots of the corn? The extra fertilizer created a hypertonic environment for the roots of the corn. There was too much fertilizer causing it to not dissolve in the water and in turn there was too much solute concentration than normally found in cell. 2. Keeping in mind your answer to the previous question, what do you believe caused the corn plants to wilt and eventually die? All the water was taken over by the extra fertilizer causing the plants to become dehydrated. All the extra fertilizer that was unable to be dissolved by the water also caused the plants to wilt and die. Part2 1. What problem did the distilled water in the patient’s bloodstream create? The Distilled water created a hypotonic environment in the patient's blood stream. 2. What happed to the patient’s blood cells as a result? Due to osmosis pressure the cells were diffused in water causing them to burst. 3. Considering the function of red blood cells, why did the patient’s oxygen levels fall? Red blood cells transport oxygen so the death of these cells caused the patients oxygen levels to fall. 4. After Tom made his error, is there anything that could have been done to save the patient’s life? Tom has 2 issues he needs to address right away. Put the patient on oxygen and replace the distilled water with normal saline....