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(a) When salt is added, a hypotonic medium is created, i.e., the concentration of salt molecules is more outside the vegetables than inside. Hence, due to osmosis, water from the vegetables comes out.

(b) Chloroplasts and chromoplasts are two types of plastids. (i)Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll and are important for photosynthesis. (ii)Chromoplasts are coloured plastids which impart colour to fruits and vegetables.

(c) The flexibility of the cell membrane enables the cell to engulf food and other materials from its external environment. This process is called endocytosis. Example: Amoeba engulfs its food by endocytosis