GCE Biology 2025 Objective — Question 8

Question 8 of 50 from the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Biology 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

If the cells are plant cells, what would happen to the cell in solution III? It would become

A. turgid
B. crenated
C. haemolysed
D. plasmolysedCorrect

Explanation

When plant cells are placed in a solution with a higher solute concentration than the cell's internal fluid (III, 6% salt), water will move out of the cell by osmosis, causing the cell membrane to pull away from the cell wall - a process called plasmolysis.

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