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प्रश्न
Define the term:
Guttation
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उत्तर
Guttation is defined as the loss of water in the form of water droplets from the leaves of intact plants. It is also called exudation.
संबंधित प्रश्न
The loss of water in the form of water vapour through stomata on leaves is known as ___________.
Which of the following helps in the upward movement of water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves through the stem?
State whether the following statement is true or false. Rewrite the false statement correctly.
Transpiration is the loss of water from the roots of the plant.
Name the process by which water loss takes place through the leaves.
Why is there a need for a transport system in plants and animals?
The diagram given alongside is an apparatus used to study a particular phenomenon in plants.
(i) Name the apparatus.
(ii) What is it used for?
(iii) What is the role played by the air bubble in this experiment?
(iv) Of what use is the reservoir?
Give a reason.
What happens to the movement of the air-bubble if the apparatus shown above is kept in sunlight.
The figure below represents the set-up at the start of certain experiment to demonstrate an activity of plants:
(i) What is the aim of the experiment?
(ii) Why has oil been put in each test tube?
(iii) What will be the observations in the two test-tubes after about 2-3 days?
(iv) Give reasons to explain any change observed as answered in (iii) above.
(v) Why has the test-tube b without the plant, been taken in the experiment?
An apparatus as shown below was set up to investigate a physiological process in plants. The setup was kept in sunlight for two hours. Droplets of water were then seen inside the bell jar. Answer the questions that follow:
Explain the process named above in 7.1.
Keep some freshly cut flowers in a solution of food colour. Wait for sometime for the dye to rise in the flower, when the stem of the flower is held up in light, coloured strands can be seen inside. Can this experiment demonstrate which tissue is conducting water up the stem?
