Question

What is the difference between flaccidity and plasmolysis?

Answer 1

Flaccid cells:-

i.Cell which has lost water and become wilt in which there is a gap between cell wall and protoplasm.
ii.Cells become flaccid when placed in isotonic solution.

plasmolysis:-

i.Cell which has lost much of its water and become shrinked in which cytoplasm is moved away from cell wall.
ii.Cells become plasmolysed when placed in hypertonic solution.