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Which of the following conditions would cause the plasmolysis of a bacterial cell?

Which of the following conditions would cause the plasmolysis of a bacterial cell-example-1

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When salt or sugar is added water moves from inside the cells to the outside solutes by osmosis, causing a partial dehydration of the cell, known as plasmolysis, that interferes with microorganism multiplication.
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