PLUS ONE BOTONY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Chapter 7
           TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

1. Study  the relationship and fill in the blanks
Guttation: Hydathodes
Transpiration:

Ans:- stomata

2. In a plant cell  the shrinking of proto plasm is called

Ans:- plasmolysis

3.  In plants  organic and mineral nutrients are transported in which direction

Ans:- mutti direction

4. Cell membrane is

Ans:- selectively permeable

5.  Which is responsible for opening and closing of stomata

Ans:- Rise in pH of guard  cells and hydrolysis of starch

6. CAM pants, stomata are

Ans:-  opening during night and closing during day

7. Mutual attraction between water molicules

Ans:- cohesion

8.  Absorption of water by  the solid particles of an absorbent causing it to enormously increase  in volume

Ans:- imbibition

9. Why the tropical  deciduous forests trees  shed their leaves

Ans:- To prevent loss of water

10. Cohesion theory of water movement in plants  was put forth by

Ans:-  F. F blackman

11.  The thin film of water  covering the soil  particle and held strongly attractive forces called

Ans:- Hygroscopic

12. The positive hydrostatic pressure is called

Ans:- Turger pressure

13 . Study the relationship and fill in the blank
Apoplast: cell wall

Symplast:......

Ans:-  plasmodesmata

14. What are the component  that determine water potential

Ans:- solute potential and water potential

15. Name the pressure provides the motive force for guttation

Ans:- Root pressure

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