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प्रश्न
Name the following:
The condition in which the contents of a cell exert pressure against the cell wall making it distended.
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उत्तर
Turgidity
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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.
A plant cell may burst when :
Give scientific reasons : Balsam plants wilt during mid-day even if the soil is well watered.
Give the equivalent terms for the following:
Loss of water through a cut stem.
What is the difference between ‘flaccid’ and ‘turgid’? Give one example of flaccid condition in plants.
A leaf cell of a water plant was placed in a liquid other than pond water. After sometime, it assumed a shape as shown below:
- Give the term for the state of the cell it has acquired.
- Name the structure which acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
- Comment on the nature (tonicity) of the liquid surrounding the cell.
- Name any one feature of this plant cell which is not present in an animal cell.
- Redraw in the space provided, the diagram of the cell if it is soon placed in ordinary water for some time.
Multiple Choice Question:
When cell is fully turgid, which of the following will be zero?
The hydrostatic pressure of the cell sap on the cell wall is called ______.
When the cells of a plant are fully distended, the condition is called ______.
