🔬 Biology · Transport in Plants · NEET

When a plant cell loses water and its membrane pulls away from the wall, it is said to be:

Correct answer: A. plasmolysed

Explanation: Loss of water causes plasmolysis, the shrinking of the protoplast.

Concept context

Water and mineral absorption, the ascent of sap, transpiration, and phloem transport via the pressure flow hypothesis.