Statement`: Plant cells do not rupture when placed in distilled water.
Statement 2: Animal cells rupture when placed in distilled water

Options

A. Both statements`1` and`2`are correct.
B. Statement`1` is correct but statement `2`is incorrect.
C. Statement `1`is incorrect but statement `2` is correct.
D. Both statements `1`and`2`are correct.

Answer

A

Explanation

when a plant cell is placed in pure distilled water the water enters into the cell .Cell wall is outer rigid protective and supportive covering of a plant cell, which prevents the bursting of plant cell by inhibiting excessive endosmosis On the other hand animal cells rupture if they are placed in distilled water due to the absence of cell wall.