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प्रश्न
Explain why:
The leaves of wilted lettuce, if kept in cold water, become crisp.
उत्तर
The leaves of the wilted lettuce become crisp when kept in cold water because they take up water due to endosmosis in hypotonic solution.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between Turgor pressure and Wall pressure (explain)
Complete the following statements:
Hypotonic solution is one in which the solution kept outside the cell has lower solute concentration than ……………… the cell.
Differentiate between the following:
Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis
Name the following:
The inward movement of solvent molecules through the plasma membrane of the cell.
Choose the correct answer:
Grapes when placed in a strong sugar solution shrink because of __________
A leaf cell of a water plant was placed in a liquid other than pond water. After sometime, it assumed a shape as shown below:
Redraw in the space provided, the diagram of the cell if it is soon placed in ordinary water for some time.
Give Reasons for the following.
Drops of water on a leaf of plant like peepal does not enter the leaf by osmosis?
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Cells that have lost their water content are said to be deplasmolysed.
Explain the Term: Osmosis
