
Root hairs absorb minerals from the soil by active transport or passive transport?

Important Questions on Movement in and out of Cells


Name the membrane which allows the solvent to pass through it but not the solute.

Tradescantia leaf epidermal peel was taken and
a. Placed in salt solution for five minutes. b. After that it was placed in distilled water. When seen under the microscope what would be observed in a and b?



The phenomenon of loss of water through a cut stem or injured part of plant is called _____.

Name the two solutions having equal osmotic pressure.



Correct the statements
Cells shrink in hypotonic solutions and swell in hypertonic solutions.


_____ is the inflow of water molecules from an external solution into a cell.





What is a semipermeable membrane ?

Fill in the blanks :
_____ occurs through a semipermeable membrane.


