What happens to a plant cell during plasmolysis?The cell swells due to excess water intakeThe cell membrane rupturesThe cell shrinks and the plasma membrane detaches from the cell wallThe cell undergoes rapid division
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What happens to a plant cell during plasmolysis?The cell swells due to excess water intakeThe cell membrane rupturesThe cell shrinks and the plasma membrane detaches from the cell wallThe cell undergoes rapid division
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During plasmolysis, the cell shrinks and the plasma membrane detaches from the cell wall. This process occurs when a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, which has a higher solute concentration than the cell's cytoplasm. The water inside the cell moves out to the surrounding solution to balance the concentration of solutes, causing the cell to lose water and shrink. As a result, the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall. This process is reversible if the cell is returned to a hypot
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