If potato slices are placed in sucrose solution, after an hour the sucrose solution becomes sweeter than it was before the slices were put in it. Water potential of potato tubers is
A. greater than that of sucrose solution
B. equal to that of sucrose solution
C. less than that of sucrose solution
D. equal to the osmotic pressure of sucrose solution
Answer:C
If potato slices are placed in sucrose solution, after an hour the sucrose solution becomes sweeter than it was before the slices were put in it. Water potential of potato tubers is
A. greater than that of sucrose solution B. equal to that of sucrose solution C. less than that of sucrose solution D. equal to the osmotic pressure of sucrose solution