Cells - The Unit of Life
Which of the following occupies the space between the cell wall and the shrunken protoplast in a plasmolysed cell?
To initiate cell plasmolysis, the salt concentration outside the cell must be
Cells are plasmolysed (plasmolysis has occurred) when the cell contents shrink and come out from the cell wall.
If there is a higher concentration of dissolved salt outside of the cell (a hypertonic environment), then H$$_2$$O will diffuse "out" from the cell and the cell will shrink and cellular metabolism will cease. This phenomenon is called as plasmolysis and it is the reason why foods can be preserved with high concentrations of salt and sugar.
Which of the following occupies the space between the cell wall and the shrunken protoplast in a plasmolysed cell?
Many freshwater organisms cannot live for long in seawater because the surrounding water will be ______ to body cells and ______ may occur.
When a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution it becomes plasmolysed. What shall be present between cell wall and plasmalemma at this stage?
Water potential of a cell, when it is placed in hypertonic solution
If a cell shrinks when placed in a solution, this solution is