Plasmolysis is the contraction of a plant cell's protoplast away from the cell wall, occurring when the cell is placed in a hypertonic environment.
Plasmolysis occurs when a plant cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall due to the cell being in a hypertonic solution, causing the protoplast to contract.
| Front | Define plasmolysis. |
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| Back | Plasmolysis - when the plant cell membrane is pulled away from the cell wall (contraction of the protoplast)
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