During plasmolysis, the protoplast:
Pick C: Shrinks away from cell wall. Thinking through BASICS of PLANT step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Shrinks away from cell wall. Skip these: A) Swells; B) Remains unchanged; D) Bursts. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.
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