Question

brief detail about plasmolysis

Answer 1

It is the process of shrinkage of a plant cell because of exosmosis which is the transfer of water from inside the cell to the surrounding medium as water moves from higher to lower concentration. It occurs only in a plant cell.

Eg. When a plant cell is placed in a conc. salt solution (hypertonic solution).

Answer 2

Explanation:

Plasmolysis is defined as a process of contraction or the shrinkage of the protoplasm of a plant cell and is caused due to the loss of water in the cell.