As the pressure potential builds up, it reduces the ______ of water.
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Card 7
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If a plant cell is placed in a solution with a nvery low water potential (a concentrated salt solution) it will lose water by osmosis - this is because the water potential of the cell is ___than the water potential of the solution.
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So water diffuses down its potential gradient out of the cell. The cell loses it turgidity. If water loss continues, the cytoplasm is called incipent __________.
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If water continues to leave the cell, the plasma membrane will lose contact with the wall - a condition known as _________.
