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प्रश्न
The state of a cell in which the cell wall is rigid and stretched by the increase in volume due to the absorption of water is called.
पर्याय
Flaccidity
Turgidity
Capillarity
Tonicity
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उत्तर
Turgidity
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 term for the following:
The condition in which the cell contents are shrunken.
What is the difference between ‘flaccid’ and ‘turgid’? Give one example of flaccid condition in plants.
Give reasons for the following:
If you sprinkle some common salt on grass growing on a lawn, it is killed at that spot.
Give reason for the following:
A plant cell, when kept in a hypertonic salt solution for about 30 minutes, turns flaccid.
Differentiate between the following
Turgor pressure and Root pressure
Name the following:
The process by which wilting or drooping of leaves occurs.
Excessive use of fertilisers in agricultural fields reduces the yield of crops. Justify the statement.
When the cells of a plant are fully distended, the condition is called ______.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
Pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell wall.
