Question

Two plant cells are placed in two different liquids and observed after 4-6 hours.

Cell	Liquid	Change in the shape of plant cell
P	Water	Swollen
Q	Sugar solution	Shrunken

Identify the correct pair of the processes happening in plant cells P and Q.

Options

• P - Plasmolysis, Q - Deplasmolysis

• P - Plasmolysis, Q - Turgidity

• P - Exosmosis, Q - Endosmosis

• P - Endosmosis, Q - Exosmosis

Answer 1

P - Endosmosis, Q - Exosmosis

Explanation:

P (Water - Swollen): When a cell is immersed in a hypotonic solution, water enters the cell by osmosis. This causes the cell to enlarge.

Q (Sugar Solution - Shrunken): When a cell is immersed in a sugar solution (hypertonic), exosmosis occurs to balance the concentration of solutes. This causes the cell to shrink.