The state of a cell in which the cell wall is rigid and stretched by the increase in volume due to the absorption of water is called

(a) Flaccidity (b) Turgidity

(c) Capillarity (d) Tonicity

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(b) Turgidity

Turgidity means the condition when a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. The inner concentration of cell is less than outer. So it becomes turgid that means water enters the cell and it becomes swollen.

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The state of a cell in which the cell wall is rigid and stretched by the increase in volume due to the absorption of water is called (a) Flaccidity (b) Turgidity (c) Capillarity (d) Tonicity

(b) Turgidity Turgidity means the condition when a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. The inner concentration of cell is less than outer. So it becomes turgid that means water enters the cell and it becomes swollen.

The state of a cell in which the cell wall is rigid and stretched by the increase in volume due to the absorption of water is called

(a) Flaccidity (b) Turgidity

(c) Capillarity (d) Tonicity

(b) Turgidity

Turgidity means the condition when a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. The inner concentration of cell is less than outer. So it becomes turgid that means water enters the cell and it becomes swollen.