Turgor pressure GCSE biology turgor pressure revision 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyGCSEOCR Created by: harryCreated on: 29-03-13 16:21 What is Turgor pressure? When the contents of the cell push against the cell wall 1 of 6 Describe Turgid When the cell draws in lots of water through osmosis creating a high pressure of water in the cell so the cell becomes swollen 2 of 6 Describe Flaccid When there is less water in the cell so it loses its turgor pressure and starts to wilt 3 of 6 Describe plasmolysed When the level of water is really low and the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall 4 of 6 Definition of osmosis The net movement of particles through a partially permeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration 5 of 6 Why can't large molecules, like starch, pass through the partially permeable membrane? They are too large to fit through the holes 6 of 6
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