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Plants begin to die when concentrated solution of a fertilizer is given to potted plants because fertilizer along with soil water act as a hypertonic solution resulting in exosmosis.
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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
The diagram given below represents an experimental set-up to demonstrate a certain process. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:
- Name the process.
- Define the above-named process.
- What would you observe in the experimental set-up after an hour or so?
- What control experiment can be set up for comparison?
- Keeping in mind the root hair, cell and its surroundings, name the parts that correspond to
- concentrated sugar solution
- parchment paper
- water in the beaker
- Name any other material that can be used instead of parchment paper in the above experiment.
- Mention two advantages of the process for the plants.
Show by a series of diagrams, the change which a plant cell will undergo when placed in
Hypertonic salt solution
Distinguish between the following:
Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis
Give at least three uses of water to green plants
Give Reasons for the following.
Freshwater fish cannot survive in seawater.
Name the following:
Condition of cell in which the cell content are shrunken.
Fill in the Blank
When there is no movement of water in the cell from the outside medium, the medium is considered to be ______ to cell sap.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
During exosmosis, water moves from inside the cell to the outside of the cell.
