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(a) Why does the plant cell, placed in a hypotonic solution, not burst ? (b) What happens when a fully turgid plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution ? Name the phenomenon. |
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Answer» (a) A plant cell, when placed in a hypotonic solution, receives water by osmosis. It does not burst because it is surrounded by a rigid cell wall which can withstand the turgor pressure of the turgid cell contents. (b) When a fully turgid plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, the cytoplasm alongwith plasma membrane shrinks and separates from the cell wall as water flows out from the vacuole of the cell. This phenomenon is called plasmolysis. |
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