Biology
Answer
Differences between turgidity and flaccidity are:
| Turgidity | Flaccidity |
|---|---|
| It is the state of a cell in which the cell wall is rigid and stretched by an increase in the volume of vacuoles due to the absorption of water. | It is the condition in which the cell content is shrunken and the cell is not tight. |
| It occurs when the cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. | It occurs when the cell is placed in hypertonic solution. |
| It is caused by endosmosis. | It is caused by exosmosis. |
| Water moves into the cell. | Water moves out of the cell. |
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