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The below diagram represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Guidelines 1 to 5 indicate the following :1. Cell wall2. Plasma membrane.3. Protoplasm4. Large vacuole5. NucleusStudy the diagram and answer the questions that follow :(i) What is the state of the cell shown in the diagram ?(ii) Name the structure which acts as a selectively permeable membrane.(iii) If the cell had been placed in distilled water instead of strong sugar solution which feature : would not have been present ?(iv) If the cell in the diagram possessed chloroplasts where would these be present ?(v) Name any one feature of this plant cell which is not present in animal cells. |
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Answer» (i) Flaccid. (ii) Plasma membran e. (iii) If the cell had been placed in distilled water it remains in a fully distended condition. Its plasma membrane remains in close contact with the cell wall and presses against it. (iv) Chloroplast will be present in the protoplasm outside the vacuole. (v) Cell wall. |
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