A plant cell is placed in a solution, and its volume initially increases. After a while, the volume increase stops. Which of the following BEST explains why the volume stopped increasing?
The cell membrane reached its maximum stretching capacity.
All available water in the solution was absorbed by the cell.
The cell wall became impermeable to water.
Turgor pressure reached equilibrium with the external solution's osmotic pressure.
Related Questions
    Fensom and Jones suggested which of the following method for translocation of solute?
    Osmosis
Plasmolysis
Diffusion
Electrosmosis
In which direction does water move during osmosis?
From higher water potential to lower water potential
From lower water potential to higher water potential
From higher solute concentration to lower solute concentration
From higher solute concentration to lower solute concentration
Osmosis involves flow of
Water without a membrane
Solute from a semi-permeable membrane
Solvent through a semi-permeable membrane
None of the above
Generally plasma membrane is?
Selectively permeable
Differentially permeable
Semi impermeable
1 and 2
All the water absorbed by osmosis is stored in?
Vacuole
Cytoplasm
Plasma membrane
Nucleus
Term osmosis is specifically used to refer
    Diffusion across the semipermeable membrane
Diffusion across the permeable membrane
Secondary active transport
Facilitated diffusion
    A plant cell becomes turgid due to
Plasmolysis
Exosmosis
Endosmosis
Electrolysis
Osmoregulation is maintained by?
Lungs and skin
Kidneys and hormonal control
Heart and blood vessels
Stomach and intestines
    The membrane, which allows passage of certain substances more readily than others is termed as
    Permeable
Selectively permeable
Semi-permeable
Impermeable
Osmosis involves flow of
Water without a membrane
Solute from a semi-permeable membrane
Solvent through a semi-permeable membrane
None of the above
