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प्रश्न
Differentiate between the following:
Turgidity and Flaccidity
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उत्तर
| Turgidity | Flaccidity | ||
| 1. | It is the state of a cell in which the cell cannot accommodate any more water and is fully distended. | 1. | It is the condition in which the cell content is shrunken and the cell is not tight. |
| 2. | The availability of sufficient water causing the cells to become charged with water with its walls in a state of tension making the cells rigid and stretched. | 2. | The unavailability of sufficient water causes the cells to become weak and soft due to decreased turgor pressure. |
| 3. | This condition causes wilting in plants. | 3. | This condition makes plants stiff and erect. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give the equivalent term for the following:
Loss of water through a cut stem.
What is the difference between ‘flaccid’ and ‘turgid’? Give one example of flaccid condition in plants.
Give reasons for the following:
If you sprinkle some common salt on grass growing on a lawn, it is killed at that spot.
Give reason for the following:
It is better to transplant seedlings in a flower-bed in the evening and not in the morning.
Give reason for the following:
A plant cell, when kept in a hypertonic salt solution for about 30 minutes, turns flaccid.
Differentiate between the following
Turgor pressure and Root pressure
Give Technical Term for the following.
The pressure exerted by cell contents on a plant cell wall.
Fill in the Blank
The condition opposite to turgid is ___________.
Addition of salt to pickles is a method of killing the bacteria by ______.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
Pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell wall.
