Distinguish between haemolysis and plasmolysis.

      

Distinguish between haemolysis and plasmolysis.

  

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John
I) Haemolysis - Process by which red blood cells take in water by osmosis till they burst when placed in a hypotonic solution compared to their cytoplasm.

II) Plasmolysis - Process where plant cells lose water by osmosis, become flaccid, and cell membrane detaches from the cell walls when they are placed in a hypertonic solution compared to cell cytoplasm
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