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प्रश्न
Distinguish between the following:
Flaccid condition and turgid condition
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उत्तर
| Flaccid condition | turgid condition |
| The cell in the state of plasmolysis is said to be flaccid . | When a cell reaches a state when it cannot accommodate any more water i.e. it is fully distended , it is called turgid . |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain Turgor pressure
Give the equivalent term for the following:
The condition in which the cell contents are shrunken.
Differentiate between the following:
Turgidity and Flaccidity
What is the difference between ‘flaccid’ and ‘turgid’? Give one example of flaccid condition in plants.
Mention whether the following statement is true (T) or false (F) and give an explanation in support of your answer.
Soaked seeds burst into three seed coats.
The below diagram represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Guidelines 1 to 5 indicate the following:
1. Cell wall
2. Plasma membrane.
3. Protoplasm
4. Large vacuole
5. Nucleus
Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow :
(i) What is the state of the cell shown in the diagram?
(ii) Name the structure which acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
(iii) If the cell had been placed in distilled water instead of a strong sugar solution which features: would not have been present?
(iv) If the cell in the diagram possessed chloroplasts where would these be present?
(v) Name any one feature of this plant cell which is not present in animal cells.
Name the following:
The process by which wilting or drooping of leaves occurs.
Name the following:
The condition in which the contents of a cell exert pressure against the cell wall making it distended.
Fill in the Blank
Wilting and drooping of leaves is due to loss of ________.
When the cells of a plant are fully distended, the condition is called ______.
