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A leaf cell of a water plant was placed in a liquid other than pond water. After some time, it assumed a shape as shown in the diagram below.
Give the term for the state of the cell it has acquired.

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Solution

The cell has acquired a flaccid state when placed in liquid other than the pond water.

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