DESCRIBE turgor pressure

Answer 1

When water leaves the plant cell, for example in osmosis, the pressure (created by the water) of the protoplast pushing against the cell wall will decrease. This pressure is known as turgor pressure and decreasing it will cause the cells to become soft/flaccid and so the plant will begin to wilt more and more as the turgor pressure decreases.

Answer 2

Turgor pressure pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall of plant, bacteria, and fungi cells. An example of turgor pressure is osmosis which causes water to flow from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration until the two areas are equal.

Answer 3

Since plant cells have a rigid wall, when water loads into a plant cell pressure can build up without the membrane bursting. The pressure from this overload and expansion of the inner cell membrane is called turgor pressure. Turgor pressure can be observed in swollen cells under microscopic examination.

Answer 4

"Definition: Turgor Pressure: also called turgidity, is the main pressure of the cell contents against the cell wall in plant cells. Turgid plant cells contain more water than flaccid cells and exert a greater osmotic pressure on its cell walls.

Turgor is a force exerted outward on a plant cell wall by the water contained in the cell. This force gives the plant rigidity, and may help to keep it erect. Turgor can result in the bursting of a cell."

http://forestry.about.com/od/foresttermsandglossary/g/turgor.htm

So, basically it's water pressure on the cell wall.

Answer 5

Turgor pressure helps describe the amount of water in a plant and how it relates to its firmness. A plant with low turgidity is low on water, or perhaps just naturally soft and flexible.

Answer 6

Turgor pressure is the pressure exerted by the water that is inside the cell, against the cell wall. This helps the plants stand upright.

Answer 7

The term turgor pressure refers to the process of a plasma membrane being pushed against a cell wall. This process happens in plants, bacteria, and fungi cells.

Answer 8

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