Plant Cell Osmosis: Water Loss Effects
Osmosis describes the net movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane, driven by differences in water potential.
When a living plant cell encounters an environment with a lower water potential (e.g., a hypertonic solution), water tends to move out of the cell.
Consequences of Water Loss in Plant Cells
- Water exits the cell's vacuole and cytoplasm through the cell membrane.
- This loss of water causes the volume of the protoplast (the cell membrane and its contents) to decrease.
- The protoplast begins to shrink and pull away from the rigid cell wall. This phenomenon is specifically termed plasmolysis.
Consequently, the cell contents contract and detach from the cell wall.
This outcome aligns with option 4.
Similar Questions
- Which type of cell has very small vacuoles?
- Which of the following option is INCORRECT about plasma membrane?
- The double-layered covering of the nucleus is called as ______
- Which of the following events happens when lysosomes in a cell burst?
- On the basis of function, the plasma membrane is ________ in nature.
A fungal cell wall is made of ________.
Which cell organelle is called the Master of the Cell?
Which of the following statements is/are true or false?
Statements:
A. Pea plant was chosen by Mendel to work upon
B. Chromosomes are the carrier of factor
C. Forelimb of human the organ analogous to the wings of birds
Which of the following statements is NOT true of Meiosis?
A girl child has which of the following combinations of chromosomes in her cells?
Important Questions from Cell
In a plant cell, which one of the following contains their own DNA?
Which one of the following structures or components is not always present in living cells?
Which one of the following statements about animal cells and plant cells is correct?
- Which one of the following statements about vacuoles' is not correct?
- A cell is unable to synthesize lipids. Which of its cell organelles might be defective?
