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Read the following statements and select the correct option.
(i) Pure water has the highest water potential, i.e., zero.
(ii) Process of diffusion does not require any input of energy.
(iii) Water moves from the system containing water at higher water potential to the one having lower water potential.

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Important Questions on Transport in Plants

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Root pressure is usually acidic because:
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Identify the correct order of organization of genetic material from largest to smallest :
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Which one of the following is not applicable to RNA?
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By which two properties active and facilitated transport differs in different transport processes?
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Mitochondria and chloroplast are:

(i) Semi - autonomous organelles

(ii) Formed by the division of pre-existing organelles and they contain DNA but lack protein synthesizing machinery

Which one of the following option is correct?

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The schematic below describes the states of the lac operon in the absence of lactose. Which ONE of the following happens when lactose is present in the cell?
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Movement and accumulation of ions across a membrane against their concentration gradient can be explained by:
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Explain the following terms:
Diffusion
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Match the columns and identify the correct option.
 
  Column I   Column II
A Thylakoids (i) Disc-shaped sacs in Golgi apparatus
B Cristae (ii) Condensed structure of DNA
C Cisternae (iii) Flat membranous sacs in stroma
D Chromatin (iv) Infoldings in mitochondria
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Which one of the following will have maximum diffusion pressure?
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Proteins P, Q, and R are associated with an intact organellar membrane in a cell. If the intact organelle is treated with a high ionic strength buffer, only protein R remained associated with the membrane fraction. Based on this, one could conclude that:
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If you suspect major deficiency of antibodies in a person, to which of the following would you like for confirmation evidence?
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The molecular weight of E coil. DNA is 3.1×109 g/mol. The average molecular weight of the nucleotide pair is 660 g/mol and each nucleotide pair contributes to 0.34 nm to the length of DNA. The length of E coli DNA molecule will be approximately:
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In sea urchin DNA, which is double-stranded, 17% of the bases were shown to be cytosine. What are the percentages of other three bases expected to be present in this DNA?
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Fertilization in humans is practically feasible only if:
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The concentration of OH - ions in a solution with the H+ ions concentration of 1.3×10-4M is
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Find correct statements from the following
A) Protein transporters are responsible for maximum rates of transport under saturated state
B) Translocation of substances in bulk flow requires hydrostatic pressure gradient
C) Root pressure plays the greatest contribution for upward movement of water in tall plants
D) Transport proteins of endodermal cells are control points for active transport of ions in two directions

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