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If the cell wall is elastic instead of being rigid and if cell is put in a medium of sugar solution of higher concentration than that in the cell, then

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The cytoplasm will pull away from the wall as water moves out.
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The wall will shrink along with the cytoplasm.
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Cell shape and size will not change.
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The cell wall will rupture as the cytoplasm shrinks.
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Solution

The correct option is D The wall will shrink along with the cytoplasm.
Plasmolysis is the contraction or shrinking of the cytoplasm away from the wall of a living cell (as of a plant) due to loss of water by exosmosis
If the cell wall is elastic, it will shrink along with the cytoplasm and plasmolysis occurs. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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