Q. A cell when dipped in 0.5 M sucrose solution has no effect but when the same cell is dipped in 0.5 M NaCl solution, it will :

Q. A cell when dipped in 0.5 M sucrose solution has no effect but when the same cell is dipped in 0.5 M NaCl solution, it will :

1. Increase in size
2. Decrease in size
3. Becomes turgid
4. Gets plasmolysed

Solution :

Correct option : D When a cell is put in a higher solute concentration the solute movement is seen from inside to outside the cell which results into the contraction of the cell. So, the correct answer is ‘Plasmolysis’.