3.5.2b The Movement of Substances across the Plasma Membrane in Everyday Life (Objective Questions)

The diagram shows the appearance of three strips of mustard green, M, N and K after they are immersed in different concentrations of sodium chloride solutions for an hour.

The condition of the strips of M, N and K is likely to be…

A few strips of potato of the same length are immersed in 0.1% sucrose solution.
After 1 hour they become turgid and firm because

Diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell which has been put into a particular solution.

What is the process experienced by the cell?

Diagram shows the appearance of a plant cell which has been put into three different types of solution, P, Q and R.

What are solution P, Q and R?

Two types of cells; plant cell and red blood cell are placed in solutions P and Q respectively. After 25 minutes, the conditions of two types of the cells were observed under microscope.

Which of the following is true about solutions P and Q compared with the initial concentration of the cell?