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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. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The diagram given below represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
- What is the state of the cell shown in the diagram?
- Name the structure that acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
- Label the parts numbered 1 to 4 in the diagram.
- How can the above cell be brought back to its original condition? Mention the scientific term for the recovery of the cell.
- State any two features of the above plant cell which is not present in animal cells.
Give the equivalent terms for the following:
Loss of water through a cut stem.
Mention whether the following statement is true or false Correct the false statement by altering the last word only.
Cells that have lost their water content are said to be deplasmolysed.
Give reasons for the following:
If you sprinkle some common salt on grass growing on a lawn, it is killed at that spot.
Distinguish between the following:
Flaccid condition and turgid condition
Differentiate between the following:
Plasmolysis and Deplasmolysis.
Give Technical Term for the following.
A cell in a fully extended condition.
Fill in the Blank
Wilting and drooping of leaves is due to loss of ________.
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.
