Water and Mineral Salts
Water and Mineral Salts: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Transportation in Plants, Transport of Water in Plants, Mineral Absorption in Plants & Investigating Minerals for Plant Growth etc.
Important Questions on Water and Mineral Salts
Write a short note on the significance of transpiration?
What is the function and deficiency of phosphorus?
What is the main role of phosphorus in plants?
What is evaporation with Example?
Barometer is used to measure the process of transpiration.
How the minerals are absorbed in plants? Explain.
What is wilting in transpiration?
What are some deficiency symptoms of potassium in plants?
What are the symptoms of magnesium deficiency in plants?
Explain how the movement of air affects the rate of transpiration.
Explain the effect of various minerals on plant growth.
The apparatus used to measure the rate of transpiration is
Explain the functions of water in plants.
In succulent plants, it is noticed that the transpiration occurs at night through _____ that open during the night and remain closed during the daytime.
Minerals are present in the soil as charged particles (ions) that cannot move across cell membranes.
The concentration of minerals in the soil is usually lower than the concentration of minerals in the root.
Describe the structure and mechanism of opening and closing of stomata.
Define biofertilizers? Explain its importance.
A plant cell may burst when:
Rate of transpiration is high
