Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Mention whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement by altering the last word only.
Addition of salt to pickles prevents growth of bacteria because they turn turgid.
विकल्प
True
False
Advertisements
उत्तर
This statement is false.
Correct statement: Addition of salt to pickles prevents growth of bacteria because they turn flaccid.
Explanation:
Addition of salt to pickles increases the concentration and when bacterias come in contact, it undergoes exosmosis and thus becomes flaccid or plasmolysed leading to its death.
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is responsible for guttation?
Distinguish between the following:
Filtration and diffusion
Give Reasons for the following.
On sprinkling common salt on grass growing in a lawn, the grass is killed.
Give Reasons for the following.
Plants growing in fertilized soil are often found to wilt if the soil is not adequately watered. Why?
Give Technical Term for the following.
The condition in which the water from a cell is completely removed due to exosmosis and no more shrinkage is possible.
Fill in the Blank
When there is no movement of water in the cell from the outside medium, the medium is considered to be ______ to cell sap.
Fill in the Blank
A plasmolysed cell has __________ protoplast.
When a cell in solution shrinks and loses its shape, then the solution is ______.
Define the following term:
Tonicity
