WAEC - Biology (2021 - No. 9)
A plant cell placed in a solution with a higher water potential will
expand and then shrink
enlarge and become turgid.
expand and then burst
decrease in size and become flaccid
Forklaring
If a plant cell is placed in a solution with a higher water potential, it will absorb water by osmosis, causing the cell to swell and become turgid (firm and swollen) due to the pressure exerted on the cell wall by the incoming water.