Question

A leaf peel kept in salt solution shrinks after some time mention the phenomenon

Answer 1

Plasmolysis is the process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution. The reverse process, cytolysis, can occur if the cell is in a

hypotonic solution resulting in a lower external

osmotic pressure and a net flow of water into the cell. Through observation of plasmolysis and deplasmolysis, it is possible to determine the tonicity of the cell's environment as well as the rate solute molecules cross the cellular membrane .