AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

TRANSPORT INTO AND OUT OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
loss of turgor pressure causing the plasma membrane to pull away from the cell wall
A
Diffusion
B
Pinocytosis
C
Plasmolysis
D
Active Transport
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This is a case of plasmolysis. The cell where water diffuses out of the cells leading to the loss of turgor pressure is said to have plasmolyzed. The protoplasm appears to have shrunk from the cell wall. This condition though is reversible and can be corrected by deplasmolysis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plasmolysis is a typical response of plant cells exposed to hyperosmotic stress. The loss of turgor causes the violent detachment of the living protoplast from the cell wall. The plasmolytic process is mainly driven by the vacuole. Plasmolysis is reversible (deplasmolysis) and characteristic to living plant cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -turgor, Pressure exerted by fluid in a cell that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall. Turgor is what makes living plant tissue rigid. Loss of turgor, resulting from the loss of water from plant cells, causes flowers and leaves to wilt.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a hypertonic solution, a cell with a cell wall will lose water too. The plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall as it shrivels, a proces s called plasmolysis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Plasmolysed cell The cell that has lost its turgor pressure is described as plasmolyzed. A plasmolyzed plant cell is one in which there are gaps between the cell wall and the cell membrane. Furthermore, the cell appeared to have shrunk.

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