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Plant-Water Relations

Question

What will be the direction of flow of water when a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution ?

Easy

A

Water will flow in both directions
B

Water will flow out of the cell
C

Water will flow into the cell
D

No flow of water in any direciton

Solution

Water moves from a region of higher water potential to a region of lower water potential. A hypotonic solution has higher water potential in comparison to the cytoplasm of cell. So, there will be a net flow of water into the cell.

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