Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The state of a cell in which the cell wall is rigid and stretched by the increase in volume due to the absorption of water is called.
Options
Flaccidity
Turgidity
Capillarity
Tonicity
Advertisements
Solution
Turgidity
RELATED QUESTIONS
A plant cell may burst when :
The diagram below represents a process in plants. The setup was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the following questions:
a) Name the physiological process depicted in the diagram.
Why was oil added to the water?
b) When placed in bright sunlight for four hours, what do you observe with regard to the initial and final weight of the plant? Give a suitable reason for your answer
c) What happens to the level of water when this setup is placed in:
- Humid conditions?
- Windy conditions?
d) Mention any three adaptations found in plants to overcome the process mentioned in (i).
e) Explain the term ‘Guttation’.
Mention whether the following statement is true or false Correct the false statement by altering the last word only.
Cells that have lost their water content are said to be deplasmolysed.
Give Technical Term for the following.
A cell in a fully extended condition.
Name the following:
The condition in which the contents of a cell exert pressure against the cell wall making it distended.
Fill in the Blank
The condition opposite to turgid is ___________.
Fill in the Blank
Wilting and drooping of leaves is due to loss of ________.
Multiple Choice Question:
When cell is fully turgid, which of the following will be zero?
Deplasmolysis occurs when a plasmolysed cell is placed in ______.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
Pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell wall.
