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प्रश्न
Differentiate between the following
Endosmosis and Exosmosis
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उत्तर
| PEndosmosis | Exosmosis |
| It occurs when a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. | It occurs when a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. |
| Water moves into the cell. | Water moves out of the cell |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The space between the cell wall and plasma membrane in a plasmolysed cell is filled with ______.
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.
Give reason for the following:
Potato cubes, when placed in water, become firm and increase in size.
Distinguish between the following:
Hypotonic and Hypertonic solutions
Explain why:
Bacteria and fungi do not grow in pickles, jams, jellies and squashes.
Choose the correct answer:
Osmosis involves diffusion of ___________
Choose the correct answer:
Grapes when placed in a strong sugar solution shrink because of __________
In the figure below ‘A’ shows a cell in the normal state and ‘B’ shows the same cell after leaving it in a certain solution for a few minutes.

(i) Describe the change which has occurred in the cell as seen in B.
(ii) Give the technical term for the condition of the cell as reached in B and as it was in A.
(iii) Define the process which led to this condition.
(iv) What was the solution-isotonic, hypotonic or hypertonic, in which the cell was kept?
(v) How can the cell in B, be brought back to its original condition?
(vi) Name the parts numbered 1 to 3.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Plasmolysis makes the cell turgid.
DPD of a cell can be expressed as ______
