Given below is a diagram of the cell as seen under the microscope after having been placed in a solution.
(i) What is the technical term used for the state/condition of the cell shown above?
(ii) Give the technical term for the solution in which the cell was placed.
(iii)Name the parts numbered 1 to 4.
(iv)Is the cell given above a plant cell or an animal cell? Give two reasons in support of your answer as evident from the diagram.
(v) What would you do to bring this cell back to its original condition?
(i) The cell is said to be plasmolysed.
(ii) Hypertonic solution.
(iii)
1: Nucleus
2: Plastid
3: Vacuole
4: Empty space between the cell wall.
(iv)It is a plant cell. It shows the presence of cell wall and plastids.
(v) The cell has to be placed in a hypotonic solution, so that water will enter the cell by endosmosis and the cell will regain its original condition or shape.
