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प्रश्न
Two potato cubes each 1 cm3 in size, were placed separately in two containers (A and B), the container A having water and the other (B) containing concentrated sugar solution. After 24 hours when the cubes were examined, those placed in water were found to be firm and had increased slightly in size and those placed in concentrated sugar solution were found to be soft and somewhat decreased in size. Use the above information to answer the questions that follow:
Account for the softness and decrease in size of the potato cubes which were placed in sugar solution.
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उत्तर
Sugar solution is hypertonic to the potato cells, due to which exosmosis occurs and water flows out of the potato cells. The potato cell loses its distended appearance, the cytoplasm shrinks and the plasma membrane withdraws from the cell wall. The cells become limp or flaccid. This causes the softness and decrease in size of the potato cubes when placed in sugar solution.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give appropriate biological or technical terms for the following :
Movement of molecules of a substance from their higher concentration to lower concentration when they are in direct contact.
Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is indicated in the brackets.
Hypotonic solution and Hypertonic solution [condition of a plant cell when placed in them]
The following diagram represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution.
Guidelines 1 to 5 indicate the following
(1)Cell wall, (2) Strong sugar solution, (3) Protoplasm (4) Large vacuole, (5) Nucleus
(1)What is the state of the cell shown in the cell shown in the diagram?
(2)Name the structure which acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
(3)If the cell had been placed in distilled water instead of strong sugar solution, which feature would not have been seen?
(4)Name any one feature of this plant cell which is not present in an animal cell.
Name the following:
Condition of cell in which the cell contents are shrunken.
Name the following:
Movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.
Explain why:
Bacteria and fungi do not grow in pickles, jams, jellies and squashes.
Choose the correct answer:
Plasmolysis will occur when the cell is placed in a __________
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.
Define the following term:
Osmotic Pressure
