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Explain the Term:
Osmosis
Explain the term osmosis.
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Solution
Osmosis is a special type of diffusion which involves the movement of solvent molecules from a region of their higher concentration to their lower concentration.
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Complete the following statements:
Hypotonic solution is one in which the solution kept outside the cell has lower solute concentration than ……………… the cell.
Show by a series of diagrams, the change which a plant cell will undergo when placed in
Hypotonic salt solution
Name the following:
Movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.
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:
Comment on the nature (tonicity) of the liquid surrounding the cell.
Differentiate between the following
Endosmosis and Exosmosis
Give a diagrammatic representation of plasmolysis in a cell.
Name the following:
The movement of a liquid through a selectively permeable membrane.
Fill in the Blank
When there is no movement of water in the cell from the outside medium, the medium is considered to be ______ to cell sap.
Explain the term:
Diffusion
