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Turgid, Flaccid and Plasmolysed

When a potato...

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When a potato piece is kept in a highly concentrated salt solution, then

A

Potato is plasmolysed

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Potato is deplasmolysed

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C

Potato cell get bursted

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There is no effect due to isotonic solution

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Solution

The correct option is A Potato is plasmolysed
In a highly concentrated salt solution, water is present at a low concentration as compared to the concentration inside the potato cells. This leads to loss of water from cells of potato and potato is plasmolysed.

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