​A Plant Wilts When ____

question 94

Multiple Choice

​A plant wilts when ____.

• A) ​the soil water becomes hypotonic with respect to the cytoplasm
• B) ​the soil water becomes hypertonic with respect to the cytoplasm
• C) ​the turgor inside the cell increases
• D) ​the turgor in the soil disappears
• E) ​osmotic pressure is equal to the turgor pressure

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Definitions:

Gametes

Reproductive cells (sperm in males and eggs in females) that contain half the genetic information of the parent and can unite with another gamete to form a zygote.

Meiosis

A biological process of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell.

Epicotyl

The portion of a seedling stem above the cotyledons, which extends and develops into the first true leaves.

Embryo

An early stage of development in multicellular organisms following fertilization and before fetal stage, showing initial formation of organs and structures.