Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Give a diagrammatic representation of plasmolysis in a cell.
Advertisements
Solution
(a) A cell in normal turgid condition
(b) - (d) Successive stages in shrinkage of protoplasm from the cell well after being placed in a hypertonic solution. Diagrammatic representation of plasmolysis in a cell
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Differentiate between Turgor pressure and Wall pressure (explain)
Explain how soaked seeds swell up and burst their seed coats.
Explain why:
We gargle with saline solution in case of throat infection.
Give Reasons for the following.
It is necessary to maintain a normal osmotic concentration of the blood.
Give Reasons for the following.
Freshwater fish cannot survive in seawater.
In the figure below ‘A’ shows a cell in the normal state and ‘B’ shows the same cell after leaving it in a certain solution for a few minutes.
(i) Describe the change which has occurred in the cell as seen in B.
(ii) Give the technical term for the condition of the cell as reached in B and as it was in A.
(iii) Define the process which led to this condition.
(iv) What was the solution-isotonic, hypotonic or hypertonic, in which the cell was kept?
(v) How can the cell in B, be brought back to its original condition?
(vi) Name the parts numbered 1 to 3.
Give Technical Term for the following.
Solutions which have the same osmotic pressure.
Explain the Term: Exosmosis
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.
