The phenomenon of shrinkage of protoplasm from the cell wall of the plant cell under the influence of a hypertonic solution is called plasmolysis. Incipient plasmolysis is the beginning phase followed by making the cell plasmolysed. If the plasmolysed cell is kept in a hypotonic solution, deplasmolysis takes place due to inflow of water or endosmosis.

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Mention the importance of membrane in a living cell.

Important Questions on Cell Membranes and Transport

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If a plant is short of water, its leaves lose their firmness and the plants wilts.

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What is plasmolysis?

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How do neutral solutes move across the plasma membrane? Can the polar molecules also move cross it in the same way? If not, then how are these transported across the membrane?

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Explain why water molecules can pass through visking tubing, but starch molecules cannot.

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How can plasmolysis be brought about?

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How do neutral solutes move across the plasma membrane? Can the polar molecules also move across it in the same way? If not, then how are these transported across the membrane?

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Why are all cells (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) surrounded by a cell surface membrane?

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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

$X = {x | x$ is a prime number between $80$ and $100}$

$Y = {y | y$ is an odd number between $90$ and $100}$