Mention whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false statements by altering the last word only.

(a) Addition of salt to pickles prevents the growth of bacteria because they turn turgid.

(b) Cells that have lost their water content are said to be deplasmolysed.

(c) Xylem is the water conducting tissue in plants.

(d) The protoplasm shrinks, when a cell is kept in hypotonic solution.

(e) The cell wall of the root cell is a differentially permeable membrane.

(a) False
Corrected statement — Addition of salt to pickles prevents the growth of bacteria because they turn flaccid.

(b) False
Corrected statement — Cells that have lost their water content are said to be plasmolysed.

(c) True

(d) False
Corrected statement — The protoplasm shrinks, when a cell is kept in hypertonic solution.

(e) False
Corrected statement — The cell wall of the root cell is a permeable membrane.