The turgor pressure of a turgid cell is equal and opposite to

Root pressure

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Wall pressure

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Diffusion pressure

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct option is D Wall pressure
Turgor pressure is the pressure, that cell protoplasm exerts on the cell's wall. It is equal and opposite to the wall pressure in a turgid cell. Wall pressure is the pressure exerted by wall on the protoplasm.

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Compare the statements A and B.

Statement A: To counteract the increase in turgor pressure in plant cells, the cell wall produces an equal and opposite pressure, i.e. wall pressure.

Statement B: When plant cells undergo endosmosis, they swell but do not burst.

Differentiate between the following:

(a) Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis

(b) Turgor pressure and wall pressure

(d) Turgidity and Flaccidity

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