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If a marine p...

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If a marine plant is transferred to fresh water, it bursts due to
(a) exosmosis
(b) endomosis
(c) plasmolysis
(d) diffusion

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(b) endosmosis

If a marine plant is transferred to fresh water, it bursts, because of endosmosis, as water from the hypotonic region outside enters the plant.

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