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Water molecules are unable to penetrate the endodermis as it is impermeable to water because of a Casparian strip which is made up of 

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Important Questions on Plant Water Relation

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How does ascent of sap occur in tall tree?
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Which of the following is not observed during the apoplastic pathway?
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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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How does ascent of sap takes place in tall trees?
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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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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 principal pathway of water translocation in angiosperms is
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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 continuous upward flow of water stream in tall trees is maintained due to ______________________.
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Which of the following plants is ideal to demonstrate ascent of sap?
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The rupture and fractionation do not usually occur in the water column in vessel/tracheids during the ascent of sap because of
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Movement of water through cell wall, is
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Select the correct name of scientists given it Column I with the theories proposed by then given in Column II
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Path of water movement from soil to exarch xylem is
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Which of the following theories for ascent of sap was proposed by an eminent Indian scientist J C Bose?
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In apoplast pathaway, how does the movement of water take place?
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Passive absorption of water is related to all, except
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The magnitude of root pressure ranges between