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Plasmolysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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By adding salt water to the Elodea cell environment, students will observe the process of plasmolysis, shrinkage of the cell contents due to water loss. However, you should not focus on terminology, but rather what happens during plasmolysis.
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plasmolysis n. , pl. , -ses ( ). Shrinkage or contraction of the protoplasm away from the wall of a living plant or bacterial cell, caused by loss.
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Purpose: The purpose of this lab experiment is to demonstrate a biological principle observed in plant cells called plasmolysis. Plasmolysis is the loss of water from the cell by osmosis, and this is evident when the cell contents pull away from the rigid cell wall as the water moves out.
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Crenation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crenation is the contraction or formation of abnormal notchings around the edges of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis. The word is from the Lati...
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Definition and other additional information on Plasmolysis from Biology-Online.org dictionary. ... Plasmolysis only occurs in extreme conditions and rarely happens in nature. It is induced in the laboratory by immersing cells in strong saline or sugar solutions to cause exosmosis, often using Elodea plants or onion...
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