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What is the term for the pressure created by pushing in a typical cell?
What is the term for the pressure created by pushing in a typical cell?
Which type of pressure in a xylem vessel is considered as 'Tension'?
Which type of pressure in a xylem vessel is considered as 'Tension'?
What happens to water potential in a cell when it experiences negative hydrostatic pressure?
What happens to water potential in a cell when it experiences negative hydrostatic pressure?
What happens to a plant cell when it loses turgor pressure?
What happens to a plant cell when it loses turgor pressure?
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What type of bonding contributes to the cohesion between water molecules?
What type of bonding contributes to the cohesion between water molecules?
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Which term describes the reduced water potential under negative hydrostatic pressure?
Which term describes the reduced water potential under negative hydrostatic pressure?
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What is the term for the process where a plant cell loses water and its plasma membrane detaches from the cell wall?
What is the term for the process where a plant cell loses water and its plasma membrane detaches from the cell wall?
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Which phenomenon occurs due to the weakening of hydrogen bonds between water molecules?
Which phenomenon occurs due to the weakening of hydrogen bonds between water molecules?
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What happens to a plant cell when it is placed in a hypertonic sucrose solution?
What happens to a plant cell when it is placed in a hypertonic sucrose solution?
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Which term describes the combined effect of cohesion and adhesion in water movement through xylem vessels?
Which term describes the combined effect of cohesion and adhesion in water movement through xylem vessels?
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