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Question
Name the following:
The movement of a liquid through a selectively permeable membrane.
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Solution
Osmosis
RELATED QUESTIONS
Differentiate between Diffusion and Osmosis (Definition)
The space between the cell wall and plasma membrane in a plasmolysed cell is filled with ______.
Give the equivalent terms for the following:
Pressure of the cell contents on the cell wall
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.
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.
Fill in the Blanks
Osmosis in the diffusion of _______ molecules from the region of higher _____ potential to that of lower potential across a S.P.M.
Multiple Choice Question:
Osmosis involves:
Explain the Term: Exosmosis
The given statement is incorrect. Rewrite the correct statement:
Fresh water fish when placed in hypertonic salt solution absorb water and burst.
