Question

FIVE MARKS QUESTIONS
fresh tomato and put it in a highly concentrated salt solution
Vour little brother looked at it and stated "the fat tomato is
so thin now. What a magic!"
a) Define the phenomenon which has taken place.
b) How does a cell wall help a plant to withstand hypotonic external
media without bursting?


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Answer 1

Answer:

a) Osmosis

b)If the animal cell have more concentration

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:This is because the osmosis has taken place and water in tomato goes into the concentrated solution leaving a thin tomato.

The plant cell wall is mainly composed of cellulose. It is permeable and is dead layer. Its main function is to provide the plant mechanical strength and shape. Cell walls permit the cell of plant, fungi and bacteria to withstand very dilute external media without bursting.