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Important Questions on Transport in Plants

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Match List I with List II: 

List I

List II

A. Cohesion  I.  More attraction in liquid phase
B. Adhesion II. Mutual attraction among water molecules
C. Surface tension III. Water loss in liquid phase
D. Guttation IV. Attraction towards polar surfaces

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

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How does ascent of sap takes place in tall trees?
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Which of the following is not observed during the apoplastic pathway?
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How does ascent of sap occur in tall tree?
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Identify the correct match of the type of water given in column-I and its character in column-II and select the correct option.

Column-I Column-II
(i) Capillary water (a) present in the form of hydrated oxides of silicon and aluminium.
(ii) Hygroscopic water (b) goes down through large pores between soil particles and reaches the water table.
(iii) Combined water (c) held in between small non-colloidal soil particles.
(iv) Gravitational water (d) held tightly around soil particles by adhesive forces.
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Root pressure is usually acidic because:
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Explain apoplast pathway of water in plants. Draw a diagram to show major paths of water flow in plant cells.
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Assertion (A): In the apoplast pathway, water movement is ultimately symplastic in the endodermis

Reason (R): Root endodermal cells are suberized

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Match List - I with List - II.

List-I List-II
(a) Cohesion (i) More attraction in liquid phase
(b) Adhesion (ii) Mutual attraction among water molecules
(c) Surface tension (iii) Water loss in liquid phase
(d) Guttation (iv) Attraction towards polar surfaces
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If the humidity of the atmosphere suddenly increases substantially, the water flow in the xylem will-
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A column of water within xylem vessels of tall trees does not break under its weight because of:
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Passage cells are thin-walled cells found in
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The tangential, as well as radial walls of the endodermal cells, have a deposition of water-impermeable, waxy material suberin in the form of
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How many structures/features are associated with apoplastic movement of water?

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The physical properties of water like cohesion, adhesion and surface tension are responsible for
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Passive absorption of water is related to all, except
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The rupture and fractionation do not usually occur in the water column in vessels/tracheids during the ascent of sap because of
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The flow of water upward through the xylem in plants can achieve fairly high rates up to
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What are the two kinds of interactions of water molecules that allow water to travel upward in plants? What other physical process aids in water transport to tops of trees?
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The xylem in plants are responsible for?