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What happens when formalin preserved Spi...

What happens when formalin preserved Spirogyra filament is placed in a hypertonic sugar solution

A

It gains turgidity

B

It loses turgidity

C

It becomes plasmolyzed

D

Nothing happens

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The correct Answer is:
D
In formalin preserved spirogyra filament selective permeability of plasma membrane is lost and hence no effect on placing in a hypertonic solution.
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