What causes plasmolysis in plants?

Answer 1

Plasmolysis occurs when the cell(hypotonic) is kept in a hypertonic solution. If a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, the plant cell loses water and hence turgor pressure, making the plant cell flaccid. Plants with cells in this condition wilt. Further water loss causes plasmolysis: pressure decreases to the point where the protoplasm of the cell peels away from the cell wall, leaving gaps between the cell wall and the membrane. Eventually cytorrhysis -- the complete collapse of the cell wall -- can occur.

Answer 2

Plasmolysis in plants is caused by the loss of water from the plant cells due to exosmosis, which occurs when the plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. As the water moves out of the cell, the cell membrane shrinks away from the cell wall, leading to the characteristic wilting and shrinking of the plant cell.

Answer 3

plasmolysis occurs when a plant cell is in a hypertonic environment. It make the plant cell's cell membrane and cytoplasm to shrink away from the cell wall

Answer 4

concentration of the cell environment