A plant cell placed in hypotonic solution gets plasmolysed.
A plant cell placed in a certain solution got plasmolysed. What was the kind of solution?
(a) Isotonic sugar solution (b) Hypotonic salt solution
(c) Hypertonic salt solution (d) Isotonic salt solution
(a) Mention whether the following statements are true(T) or false (F).
(i) A plant cell placed in hypotonic solution gets plasmolysed. (T/F)
(ii) Addition of salt to pickles prevents the growth of bacteria because they turn turgid. (T/F)
(iii) Cells that have lost their water content are said to be deplasmolysed. (T/F)
(iv) Xylem is the water-conducting tissue in plants. (T/F)