alleryPlasmolysis is the:
ADivision of a cell
BSwelling of a cell in a hypotonic solution
CBursting of a cell
DShrinking of a cell when placed in a hypertonic solution
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Shrinking of a cell when placed in a hypertonic solution
1. In hypertonic solutions water leaves the cell by osmosis.
2. The cell shrinks as the protoplasm pulls away from the cell wall.
3. This process is called plasmolysis.
4. Hypotonic solutions cause turgidity, not plasmolysis.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology ICSE Class 10, Ch 1 'Cell, the Structural and Functional Unit of Life'_
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