What does the term Plasmolysed mean when used to describe a cell?
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Plasmolysis is the shrinking of the protoplasm as a result of water loss from osmosis. One of the indications of plasmolysis is the presence of gaps between the cell wall and cell membrane.
When a plant cell is placed in a highly concentrated solution or a hypotonic solution, water diffuses out of the cell, and turgor pressure is lost causing the cell to become flaccid. Further loss of water will result in plasmolysis, and finally to cytorrhysis, the complete collapse of cell wall.
When a plant cell is placed in a highly concentrated solution or a hypotonic solution, water diffuses out of the cell, and turgor pressure is lost causing the cell to become flaccid. Further loss of water will result in plasmolysis, and finally to cytorrhysis, the complete collapse of cell wall.
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