Biology for IGCSE & O level - Movement Into And Out Of Cells (Section 1 - No. 20)

What will happen to a plant cell placed in a concentrated salt solution?
The cell will become turgid.
The cell will become plasmolysed.
The cell will burst.
The cell will remain the same.

Explanation

Water will move out of the plant cell by osmosis, causing it to shrink and the cell membrane to pull away from the cell wall (plasmolysis).

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