Biology for IGCSE & O level - Movement Into And Out Of Cells (Section 1 - No. 5)
In a plant cell, what happens to the cell when placed in a hypertonic solution?
The cell becomes turgid.
The cell swells and bursts.
The cell undergoes plasmolysis.
The cell remains unchanged.
Explanation
The plant cell will lose water through osmosis, causing the cytoplasm to shrink away from the cell wall (plasmolysis).
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