Assertion: A plant cell bursts if placed in water Reason: High turgor pressure causes bursting of plant cells

Question

Assertion: A plant cell bursts if placed in water Reason: High turgor pressure causes bursting of plant cells (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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Plant cells have cell wall to counteract turgor pressure (T.P) by exerting exactly equal and opposite wall pressure. Wall pressure stops entry of water into plant cells beyond a certain limit thus prevents their bursting

Q. Assertion : A plant cell bursts if placed in water
Reason : High turgor pressure causes bursting of plant cells

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Plant cells have cell wall to counteract turgor pressure $(T . P)$ by exerting exactly equal and opposite wall pressure. Wall pressure stops entry of water into plant cells beyond a certain limit thus prevents their bursting

Q. Assertion : A plant cell bursts if placed in water Reason : High turgor pressure causes bursting of plant cells