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प्रश्न
Define the following term:
Wilting
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उत्तर
The collapse of leaves and stems is frequently the result of excessive water loss through transpiration, which leads to wilting, the loss of turgidity in plant cells.
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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:

- Name the process being studied.
- Explain the process named above in Q.3(a)(i).
- Why was the pot covered with a plastic sheet?
- Suggest a suitable control for this experiment.
- Mention two ways in which this process is beneficial to plants.
- List three adaptations in plants to reduce the above mentioned process.
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