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The process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution is called as

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Endosmosis
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Plasmolysis
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Cyclosis
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B Plasmolysis
Plasmolysis is the situation in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution. If a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, the plant cell loses water and hence, cell shrinks or contracts and making the protoplasm of the cell away from the cell wall.

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