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Question
A plant cell kept in a drop of water was examined under the low power magnification of a microscope, as shown:
(i) What would you do to bring this cell back to its original condition?
(ii) What scientific term is used for such condition?
(iii) Draw the same cell if it is kept in a strong sugar solution.
Solution
(i) Put the cell back into the drop of water for sometime. Deplasmolysis occurs.
(ii) Plasmolysis.
(iii) Plasmolysed cell.
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