11. A cell placed in strong solution will shrink because
(a) Cytoplasm will decompose
(b) Mineral salt will break the cell wall
(c) Salt water enter the cell
(d) Water comes out by exosmosis
Ans. (d) When a cell is placed in hypertonic solution then exosmosis occurs. Due to exosmosis, the protoplasm shrinks and leaves the cell wall and thus cell become flaccid.
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