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When a freshly collected Spirogyra filament is kept in a 10 % potassium nitrate solution, it is observed that the protoplasm shrinks in size
(a) What is this phenomenon called ?
(b) What will happen if the filament is replaced in distilled water ?

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(a) Plasmolysis.
(b) The protoplast swells and come in contact with cell wall and cell becomes turgid.
This indicates the process of deplasmolysis.
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