Question

What is plasmolysis ? What happens to a plasmolysed cell when it is placed in water ?

Answer 1

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Plasmolysis is the process by which the cytoplasm of the cell gets shrinked due to the loss of water by osmosis. When a plasmolysed cell is places in water, the cell absorbs water from outside due to difference in solute concentration inside and outside the cell. By absorbing water the cell becomes turgid.

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