Given below is the diagram of a plasmolysed cell kept in a hypertonic solution. The space (marked by the letter A) between the shrunken protoplast and the cell wall contains
A
hypotonic solution
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B
hypertonic solution
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C
air
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D
isotonic solution
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Solution
The correct option is B hypertonic solution In plasmolysis, water moves out of the cell. Thus, the protoplast (the cell minus the cell wall) shrinks away from the cell wall. Since the cell wall is permeable, the hypertonic solution moves in and fills this space.