Question

If excess fertilizer is placed around the root of a tomato plant , the leaves of the plant will shrivel and turn down what is this phenomenon in terms of tonicity

Answer 1

If the fertilizer is placed around the root of a tomato plant, the leaves of the plant will shrivel and turn brown. This phenomenon in terms of tonicity is that;

• inside the root cell is hypotonic since it contain more water than surrounding .

• In the other hand the cell is hypertonic since it contain more solute from fertilizer.

• Through osmosis water move out of the cell therefore the it turns to brown.