Question

Plasmolysis is not observed in boiled plant tissue because

• A. The cell wall becomes impermeable to water
• B. The cell membrane disintegrates
• C. The cell wall disintegrates
• D. The cell membrane becomes impermeable to water

Answer 1

The correct option is C The cell wall disintegrates

Plasmolysis is a process in which protoplasm loses water, shrinks and cell membrane detaches from the cell wall when a cell is kept in a hypertonic solution. In boiled plant tissue, the cell wall disintegrates. Hence, plasmolysis does nor occur in such tissue.