A pupil accidentally “watered” a potted plant with concentrated salt solution after sometime the plant began to wilt.
The wilting of the plant is due to the fact that
-
A.
the root hair die off and can no longer absorb water -
B.
the salt solution causes faster rate of transpiration leading to the death of the plant cell -
C.
the salt solution has caused water lost from the plant cell leading to loss of turgor -
D.
the plant tissue has been poisoned by the salt which is absorbed by the plant