Answer to Question #244796 in Cell Biology for Olivia

Question

2. Diagram 2.1 shows the condition of a plant cell after been immersed in solution X for 30 minutes. Rajah 2.1 menunjukkan keadaan satu sel tumbuhan selepas direndam di dalam larutan X selama 30 minit.

Diagram 2.1 Rajah 2.1

(a) (i) Based on Diagram 2.1, name the condition of the cell. Berdasarkan Rajah 2.1, namakan keadaan sel itu.

(ii) Explain your answer in (a)(i). Terangkan jawapan anda di (a)(i).

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Answer 1

1a) herpertonic condition of osmosis

ii) Hypertonic refers to a solution with higher osmotic pressure than another solution. In other words, a hypertonic solution is one in which there is a greater concentration or number of solute particles outside a membrane than there are inside it