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Question
When a cell in solution shrinks and loses its shape, then the solution is ______.
Options
Isotonic
Potable water
Hypotonic
Hypertonic
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Solution
When a cell in solution shrinks and loses its shape, then the solution is hypertonic.
Explanation:
The solute concentration in a hypertonic solution exceeds that of cell sap. A cell kept in such a solution shrinks and loses water that moves out of it.
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Define the term:
Plasmolysis
Name the following:
Condition of cell in which the cell contents are shrunken.
Give Technical Term for the following.
A solution whose concentration is greater than that of the cell sap.
Fill in the Blank
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Multiple Choice Question:
In the process of osmosis in a cell:
Explain the term:
Plasmolysis
Define the following term:
Tonicity
