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Important Questions on Plant Water Relation

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Explain the following terms:
Diffusion
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Differentiate osmosis from diffusion.
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Movement and accumulation of ions across a membrane against their concentration gradient can be explained by:
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What are porins? What role do they play in diffusion?
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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

The correct answer is

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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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By which two properties active and facilitated transport differs in different transport processes?
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Which one of the following will have maximum diffusion pressure?
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What are porins? Mention the role they play in diffusion?
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What are porins? What role do they play in diffusion?
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When the mesophyll cells lose water their DPD
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In a fully turgid cell, what will be the values of DPD, OP and TP?
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Two cells A and B are contiguous. Cell A has osmotic pressure 10 atm, turgor pressure 7 atm and diffusion pressure deficit 3 atm. Cell B has osmotic pressure 8 atrn, turgor pressure 3 atm and diffusion pressure deficit 5 atm. The result will be?
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Study the following table showing the components of water potential in closely arranged mesophyll cells namely A, B and C.
Cell Osmotic Potential (MPa) Pressure Potential (MPa)
  A  -0.21  0.05
  B  -0.22  0.02
  C  -0.23  0.05

Identify two of the following, which show the correct direction of water movement between two cells.
     I. A→B    II. B→C

     III. C→A   IV. C→B
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If a cell A with DPD 4 bars is connected to cell B, C, D whose OP and TP are respectively 4 and 4, 10 and 5 and 7 and 3 bars, the flow of water will be
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Faciliated diffusion resembles simple diffusion in
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Cells A and B are contiguous. Cell A has an osmotic pressure of 10 atm, turgor pressure of 7 atm and diffusion pressure deficit of 3 atm. Cell B has osmotic pressure of 8 atm, turgor pressure 3 atm and diffusion pressure deficit of 5 atm. What will the result will be?
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If a cell A with DPD 4 bars is connected to cells B, C, D whose OP and TP are 4, 4, 10 and 5, 9 and 3 bars respectively, the flow of water will be