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Question
Complete the following statements:
Hypotonic solution is one in which the solution kept outside the cell has lower solute concentration than ……………… the cell.
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Solution
Hypotonic solution is one in which the solution kept outside the cell has lower solute concentration than the fluids inside the cell.
RELATED QUESTIONS
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?
Give appropriate biological or technical terms for the following :
Movement of molecules of a substance from their higher concentration to lower concentration when they are in direct contact.
Define the following:
Hypertonic solution
Name the following:
Movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.
Give Reasons for the following.
We gargle with saline water in case of throat infection.
Differentiate between:
Osmosis and Diffusion
Multiple Choice Question:
Plasma membrane controls:
DPD of a cell can be expressed as ______
The given statement is incorrect. Rewrite the correct statement:
Fresh water fish when placed in hypertonic salt solution absorb water and burst.
Define the following term:
Osmotic Pressure
