State true or false :
1. Xylem is the water conducting tissue in plants.
2. The shrinkage of protoplasm ,when a cell is kept in hypotonic solution .
3. The cell wall of the root cell is a differentially permeable membrane .

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1. True
2. False- The shrinkage of protoplasm occurs, when a cell is kept in hypertonic solution.
3. False- Cell membrane of the root cell is a differentially permeable membrane

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Q. There is shrinkage of protoplasm, when a cell is kept in hypotonic solution.

(a) Mention whether the following statements are true(T) or false (F).

(i) A plant cell placed in hypotonic solution gets plasmolysed. (T/F)

(ii) Addition of salt to pickles prevents the growth of bacteria because they turn turgid. (T/F)

(iii) Cells that have lost their water content are said to be deplasmolysed. (T/F)

(iv) Xylem is the water-conducting tissue in plants. (T/F)

Q. Which of the following match is incorrect?
(i) Diffusion - Movement of substances from higher concentration to lower concentration
(ii) Osmosis - Occurs in only one direction
(iii) Semi-permeable membrane - Prevents passage of solute molecules
(iv) Endosmosis - Withdrawal of water from the vacuole
(v) Plasmolysis - Shrinkage of protoplasm when kept in hypotonic solution

Question 7
Plasmolysis in a plant cell is defined as

(a) break down (lysis) of the plasma membrane in hypotonic medium
(b) shrinkage of cytoplasm in a hypertonic medium
(c) shrinkage of nucleoplasm
(d) none of the above

Why does the cell wall in plant cell do not burst when the solution is hypotonic ?

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State true or false :1. Xylem is the water conducting tissue in plants.2. The shrinkage of protoplasm ,when a cell is kept in hypotonic solution .3. The cell wall of the root cell is a differentially permeable membrane .

1. True 2. False- The shrinkage of protoplasm occurs, when a cell is kept in hypertonic solution. 3. False- Cell membrane of the root cell is a differentially permeable membrane

State true or false :
1. Xylem is the water conducting tissue in plants.
2. The shrinkage of protoplasm ,when a cell is kept in hypotonic solution .
3. The cell wall of the root cell is a differentially permeable membrane .

1. True
2. False- The shrinkage of protoplasm occurs, when a cell is kept in hypertonic solution.
3. False- Cell membrane of the root cell is a differentially permeable membrane