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Explain an experiment for the path of ascent of sap.

Important Questions on Transport in Plants

EASY
Tissue What is moved Process
X Water and minerals Transpiration stream
Phloem Sucrose and amino acids Translocation
Identify X.
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What would happen if cell sap in the cells of root hair contain a high concentration of ions?
EASY
Name the upward movement of water and minerals from roots towards the top of the plant.
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Describe the staining experiment to explain the ascent of sap.
HARD
How can it be demonstrated that ascent of sap takes place through xylem vessels?
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Study the experimental set-up given and answer the question.
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Give one suitable explanation for why the leaf will droop after one day.

EASY
Applied chemicals, such as pesticides, also move through the plant by translocation.
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Suggest one simple experiment to show that water absorbed by the roots of a plant travels upward through the conducting tissues of the stem.
 
HARD
What is an ascent of sap? Explain the various forces responsible for the rising of cell sap.
HARD
Describe an experiment to demonstrate the upward movement of water in plants.
EASY

Give one word for the following.

Upward movement of water in plants.

EASY

Study the experimental set-up given and answer the question.
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Name the part of the plant removed.

EASY
Define ascent of sap. Write about the root pressure and transpiration pull in connection with ascent of sap.
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Why does sap exude from the cut end of the stem in some herbaceous plants?
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Study the experimental set-up given and answer the question.
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What will the leaf look like after one day?

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   State two factors responsible for the ascent of sap.