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What is the purpose of understanding plant water relations?
What is the purpose of understanding plant water relations?
What is the relationship between the concentration of water in a system and its water potential?
What is the relationship between the concentration of water in a system and its water potential?
What happens when a solute is added to pure water?
What happens when a solute is added to pure water?
What is the value of water potential of pure water at standard temperature?
What is the value of water potential of pure water at standard temperature?
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What happens when water enters a plant cell by diffusion and exerts a pressure on the walls of the cell?
What happens when water enters a plant cell by diffusion and exerts a pressure on the walls of the cell?
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What is the relationship between water potential, solute potential, and pressure potential?
What is the relationship between water potential, solute potential, and pressure potential?
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What is osmosis?
What is osmosis?
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What is endosmosis?
What is endosmosis?
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What is exosmosis?
What is exosmosis?
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What is plasmolysis?
What is plasmolysis?
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What happens when a cell is placed in an isotonic solution?
What happens when a cell is placed in an isotonic solution?
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What is turgor pressure?
What is turgor pressure?
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