Question

Plasmolysis occurs when water moves into the cell.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Plasmolysis is the shrinking of the protoplasm as a result of water loss from osmosis when a cell comes in contact with a hypertonic solution.

If a cell shrinks when placed in a solution, the solution is hypertonic because a hypertonic solution has lesser concentration of solvent molecules than the fluid inside the cell so the solvent molecules are forced outside the cell from the region of higher concentration to the lower concentration by the process of exosmosis.

So, the correct answer is option B.