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What is incipient plasmolysis?

Important Questions on Absorption by Roots

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Correct the following statements by changing the underlined words:

The cell sap of root hair is Hypotonic.

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 Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is indicated in the brackets.

Hypotonic solution and Hypertonic solution [condition of a plant cell when placed in them].

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Correct the following statements by changing the underlined words:

Xylem transports starch from the leaves to all parts of the plant body.

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A biology teacher placed a hen’s egg in three different solutions:
 Solution A: Pure water,
 Solution B: saturated salt solution,
 Solution C: Hydrochloric acid
 The sequence of treatments and the ensuring probable effect on the egg are listed below:
 I. A - B - C -Remains unchanged
 II. B - C - A - Swells
 III. C - A - B - Shrinks
 IV. B - A - C - Loses salts
 Based on the above sequence to treatment which one of the options will be correct?
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Which of the following elements is responsible for maintaining turgor in cells?
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Assertion (A): Pea seeds swell more on imbibition than wheat seeds.

Reason (R): Proteins have a high imbibing capacity.

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Which one of the following will have maximum diffusion pressure?
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 A few dried raisins are put in water for some time and then placed inside the concentrated salt solution. What we observe is, raisins:
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When a cell is placed in a strong salt solution. It shrinks, because:
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Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is mentioned in the brackets:

Osmosis and Active Transport (Substances undergoing movement)

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What will happen to cells of cyanobacteria if they are placed in purified water?
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Give biological explanations for the following:

Plants growing in fertilized soil are often found to wilt if the soil is not adequately watered

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Describe the mechanism of osmosis. Give its importance.
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Mass of raisins before and after placing them in pure water for some time is 20 gm and 25 gm. The percent water absorbed will be calculated by the formula
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Following are a few definitions of osmosis. Read carefully and select the correct definition.
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Write down four steps of the procedure of the experiment to calculate the percentage of water absorbed by the raisins in the laboratory.
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When RBC's become shrunken and crenated in a given solution, the solution is