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Answer to: Assertion: Upward movement of water is called ascent of sap. Reason: Upward movement of water occurs through xylem and phloem.

(c) If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. Explanation: Sap is water with dissolved ingredients. The upward movement of water from roots...

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Answer to: Assertion: When the ambient temperature is high and soil contains excess of water, the plants tend to lose water

Correct option: (d) Explanation: Root pressure is a pressure produced in the roots of plants, causing exudation of sap from cut stems and guttatio...

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Answer to: Assertion: Water and mineral uptake by root hairs from the soil occurs through apoplast until it reaches endodermis.

Correct option: (a) Explanation: The radial and the inner walls of the cells of the endodermis are greatly thickened. These are called as casparia...

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Answer to: Assertion: Waxy and cutin coating on plant parts reduce the transpiration.

Correct option: (a) Explanation: Waxy and cutin coating does reduce transpiration. This adaptive feature is seen in xerophytic and in plants of se...

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Answer to: Which of the following statements is/are not incorrect? (i) Water and minerals, and food are generally

(c) (iv) and (v) Explanation: Statements (iv) and (v) are not correct. (iv) Xylem is associated with the translocation of mainly water, mineral ...

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Answer to: A boy is studying transport of a certain type of molecules into cell.

(c) active transport Explanation: Active transport uses energy (ATP) to pump molecules against a concentration gradient. Cells undergoing active t...

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Answer to: If a cell A with D.P.D. 4 bars is connected to cell B, C, D whose O.P. and T.P. are respectively 4 and 4, 10

(c) B to A, C and D Explanation: DPD = OP – TP. DPD (A) = 4 bar. DPD (B) = 0 bar. DPD (C) = 10 – 5 = 5 bars. DPD (D) = 7 – 3 = 4 bars....

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Answer to: A botanist discovered a mutant plant that was unable to produce materials that form casparian strip.

(d) unable to control amounts of water and solutes it absorbs. Explanation: The casparian strips function in regulation of the flow of water betwe...

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Answer to: Minerals are known to enter the plant root by means of a number of mechanisms, including all except one of the following. Which one of the following is NOT a mechanism for moving minerals into roots?

(a) Foliar feeding Explanation: Potassium is accumulated by passive transport. Some solutes are pumped across membranes using active transport. Th...

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Answer to: Seed increase in its volume by the adsorption of water through

(c) Imbibition Explanation: Imbibition is the process of adsorption of water by hydrophilic surfaces of a substance without forming a solution. It...

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Answer to: Excessive loss of water causes wilting of leaves, it can be prevented by :

(c) Applying vaseline on the leaf surface Explanation: Excessive loss of water from the leaves can be prevented by applying vaseline on leaf surfa...

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Answer to: During Na^+ – K^+ pump

(a) 3Na+ and 2K+ are transported Explanation: During sodium-potassium pump, the concentration of sodium ions will be about 14 times more in extra ...

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Answer to: Hydroponics is (a) nutrient less culture (b) water less culture

(c) soilless culture Explanation: Cultivation of plants by placing the roots in the nutrient solution without any soil is called hydroponics. It i...

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Answer to: Which of the following helps in ascent of sap?

(d) All of these Explanation: Upward movement of water (sap) through xylem against the force of gravity is called ascent of sap. All three help in...

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Answer to: In rainy season, door gets swelled due to

(a) imbibition Explanation: In rainy season, door gets swelled due to the phenomenon of imbibition. It is the process of absorption of water witho...

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Answer to: The main function of phloem is translocation of

(a) food Explanation: Phloem is the chief food conducting tissue of vascular plants responsible for translocation of organic solutes.

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Answer to: Translocation of organic materials in plants is explained by

(a) active transport Explanation: Active transport is the mediated transport of biochemicals, and other atomic/ molecular substances, across membr...

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Answer to: Assertion: Diplotene is characterized by the presence of chiasmata.

(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. Explanation: Diplotene is the longest and mo...

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