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Give the equivalent terms for the following:

The condition in which the cell contents are shrunken.

Flaccidity is the condition of the cell when its contents are shrunken and the cell is plasmolyzed due to exosmosis of water. This condition is observable if the cell is placed in hypertonic solution.


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Name the following:

The pressure which is responsible for the movement of water molecules across the cortical cells of the root.

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Give the equivalent terms for the following:

Pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell wall.

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Give the equivalent terms for the following:

Loss of water through a cut stem.

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Complete the following statements:

Hypotonic solution is one in which the solution kept outside the cell has lower solute concentration than .............. the cell.