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A flowering plant is planted in an earthen pot and irrigated. Urea is added in high amouts to make the plant grow faster but after same time the plant died. This may be due to `"_______"`

A

exosmosis

B

endosmosis

C

water logging

D

suffocation

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Urea solution is more concentrated than the sap present in plant cells so plant cells lose water to the soil through the process of exosmosis Loss of water caused plant to die.
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