A plant cell is placed in a solution with a water potential of -0.8 MPa. The cell's initial solute potential is -1.2 MPa and its pressure potential is 0.4 MPa. After equilibration, which of the following statements about the cell's state is MOST accurate?
The cell will be turgid, with a pressure potential greater than 0.4 MPa.
The cell will be flaccid, with a pressure potential of zero.
The cell will be plasmolyzed, with a pressure potential of zero.
The cell will experience incipient plasmolysis, with a pressure potential slightly above zero.
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    RBC and a plant cell (with thick cell wall) are placed in distilled water. The solute concentration is the same in both the cells. What changes would be observed in them?
    Both plant cell and RBC would not undergo any change
    The RBC would increase in size and burst, while the plant cell would remain about the same size
    The plant cell would increase in size and burst, while the RBC would remain about the same size
    Both plant cell and RBC would decrease in size and collapse
During plasmolysis, the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall. This space is then occupied by:
Hypotonic solution
Air
Hypertonic solution
Cytoplasm
    If flowers are cut and dipped in dilute NaCl solution, then
    Transpiration is low
    Endosmosis occurs
    No bacterial growth takes place
    Absorption of solute inside flower cell takes place
In which type of solution does plasmolysis occur?
Hypotonic
Isotonic
Hypertonic
Pure water
Plasmolysis is a reversible process. What is the process called when a plasmolyzed cell is placed in a hypotonic solution?
Hemolysis
Deplasmolysis
Endocytosis
Exocytosis
    If the osmotic pressure of cytoplasm in a cell is balanced by external solution, the solution must be
    Hypotonic
Hypertonic
Atonic
Isotonic
Which part of the cell shrinks during plasmolysis?
Cell wall
Vacuole
Protoplast
Nucleus
Which of the following best describes plasmolysis in a plant cell?
Shrinking of the protoplasm away from the cell wall due to water loss.
Swelling of the protoplasm due to water gain.
Bursting of the cell wall due to excessive water intake.
Movement of the cell nucleus towards the center of the cell.
    The pressure exerted by the protoplast due to the entry of water against the rigid cell wall is termed as
Turgor pressure
Osmotic potential
Solute potential
Water potential
What is the driving force behind plasmolysis?
Diffusion
Active transport
Osmosis
Facilitated diffusion
