Question

Plasmolysis identifies the process of:
(a) Imbibition
(b) Diffusion (c) Active transport
(d) Osmosis.

Answer 1

Plasmolysis describes the pulling away of the cytoplasm from the cell wall, due to a loss of volume caused by water loss from the cell. The water loss is due to the movement of water out of the cell, down a concentration gradient via osmosis. It normally occurs when the cell is placed into a hypertonic solution. E.g. saltwater.  

Thus the correct answer is D) Osmosis