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A strip of a herbaceous Tradescantia was cut longitudinally as shown below and placed in solution X.After one hour,the strips appeared as shown below.

A strip of a herbaceous Tradescantia was cut longitudinally as shown below and placed in solution X.After one hour,the strips appeared as shown below.
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(a)What was the nature of solution X?
(b)What physiological process was being investigated?
(b)Account for the results at the end of experiment after one hour

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Isaac
(a)Hypotonic
(b)Osmosis
(c)The parenchyma cell on the cut surface absorbed water by osmosis;the cells expanded/swell;
the epidermal cells have cuticle and did not absorb water hence the bending was outward.
isaacmuthini answered the question on November 16, 2017 at 11:32

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