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Question
Differentiate between the following:
Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis
Solution
| Plasmolysis | Deplasmolysis | ||
| 1 | It refers to the shrinkage of the cytoplasm and withdrawal of the plasma membrane from the cell wall caused due to the withdrawal of water when placed in a hypertonic solution. | 1 | Deplasmolysis is the recovery of a plasmolysed cell when it is placed in water, wherein the cell's protoplasm again swells up due to the re-entry of water. |
| 2 | In Plasmolysis, the cell becomes flaccid. | 2 | In deplasmolysis, the cell becomes turgid. |
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