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Agriculture · Q816

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 816

Q816

Endosmosis occurs when a plant cell is put in

A.
Isotonic solution
B.
Non-ionic solution
C.
Hypertonic solution
D.
Hypotonic solution
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Endosmosis occurs when a plant cell is put in a hypotonic solution.
Endosmosis is the movement of molecules from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration through a semi-permeable membrane. A hypotonic solution is a solution with less amount of solute in comparison with the other solution.
Therefore when a plant cell is put under hypotonic solution, the movement of molecules starts from the solution to the plant cell, which in turn leads to endosmosis.