When is a cell flaccid compared to turgid compared to plasmolysed?

Subject: When is a cell flaccid compared to turgid compared to plasmolysed?

Date: Sun Feb 8 16:52:02 2004
Posted by Jo
Grade level: 10-12 School: St Leonards College
City: Melbourne State/Province: Victoria Country: Australia
Area of science: Botany
ID: 1076280722.Bt

Message:


Different texts say different things.  Cells are turgid in hypotonic 
solutions.  Are they then flaccid in isotonic and hypertonic or only in 
hypertonic?  If only flaccid in hypertonic, what state do you call it when in 
an isotonic solution?  What is plasmolysed compare to flaccid?

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