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Assertion: Some ion concentration is higher in the vacuole than in the cytoplasm of plant cell. Reason: In the plant tonoplast facilitate the transport of some ions against concentration gradient into the vacuole.
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This is true because vacuoles in plant cells can occupy up to 90% of the cell's volume and they contain water, salts, and other excretory products that are not useful for the cell. These substances are transported into the vacuole against their concentration Show more…
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