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उत्तर
Plants die when salt is sprinkled over them due to plasmolysis of cells. The salt makes the solution hypertonic inside the plant cells which lead to shrinkage of cells or exosmosis.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A candidate in order to study the process of osmosis has taken 3 potato cubes and put them in 3 different beakers containing 3 different solutions. After 24 hours, in the first beaker the potato cube increased in size, in the second beaker the potato cube decreased in size and in the third beaker there was no change in the size of the potato cube. The following diagram shows the result of the same experiment:

(i) Give the technical terms of the solutions used in beakers, 1, 2 and 3.
(ii) In beaker 3, the size of the potato cube remains the same. Explain the reason in brief.
(iii) Write the specific feature of the cell sap of root hairs which helps in absorption of water.
(iv) What is osmosis?
(v) How does a cell wall and a cell membrane differ in their permeability?
Osmosis and diffusion are the same except that osmosis there is:
Leaves of the sensitive plant wilt and droop down on a slight touch. What mechanism brings about this change?
Distinguish between the following:
Filtration and diffusion
Name the following:
The pressure with which the molecules of a substance diffuse.
Explain why:
The leaves of wilted lettuce, if kept in cold water, become crisp.
Choose the correct answer:
Grapes when placed in a strong sugar solution shrink because of __________
The diagram below represents an experimental set up to demonstrate a vital process. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:
(i) Name the process.
(ii) Define the above named process.
(iii) What would you observe in the experimental setup after an hour or so?
(iv) What control experiment can be set up for the above experiment?
(v) Keeping in mind the root hair cell and its surrounding name the part that corresponds to (1) Concentrated sugar solution, (2) Parchment paper, (3) Water in the beaker.
(vi) Name any other substance that can be used instead of parchment paper in the above experiment.
(vii) Mention two advantages of this process to the plant.
Multiple Choice Question:
In the process of osmosis in a cell:
During a practical exam, a plant cell in a particular solution was placed under a compound microscope. Students were told to observe the cell and name the tonicity of the solution and mention the process that occurred in the cell.

