Biology
The diagram given below is an experimental set-up to study a very important physiological process. Study the same and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Name and define the process.
(ii) Name the part of a plant cell which is represented by and acts like the sugar solution and parchment paper.
(iii) Draw a "Control set-up" for the same experiment and label it.
Answer
(i) The process is osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from their region of higher concentration (dilute solution or with a lower solute concentration) to their region of lower concentration (concentrated solution or with a higher solute concentration) through a semi permeable membrane.
(ii) Cell sap acts like sugar solution and cell membrane acts like parchment paper.
(iii) The control setup is shown below: