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प्रश्न
Differentiate between the following:
Turgor pressure and wall pressure
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उत्तर
| Turgor Pressure | Wall Pressure | ||
| 1. | The hydrostatic pressure that endosmosis creates against the cell wall is known as turgor pressure. | 1. | The force that the cell wall exerts against turgor pressure is known as wall pressure. |
| 2. | Turgor pressure acts on the cell wall. | 2. | Cell wall pressure is generated by the cell wall. |
| 3. | Turgor pressure keeps plant stems upright, expands leaves and aids in the opening and closing of stomata, among other things. | 3. | Wall pressure maintains cell and plant structure. |
| 4. | The direction of Turgor pressure is towards the outside. | 4. | The direction of wall pressure is towards the inside of the cell. |
संबंधित प्रश्न
A plant cell may burst when :
Explain Turgor pressure
The diagram below represents a process in plants. The setup was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the following questions:
a) Name the physiological process depicted in the diagram.
Why was oil added to the water?
b) When placed in bright sunlight for four hours, what do you observe with regard to the initial and final weight of the plant? Give a suitable reason for your answer
c) What happens to the level of water when this setup is placed in:
- Humid conditions?
- Windy conditions?
d) Mention any three adaptations found in plants to overcome the process mentioned in (i).
e) Explain the term ‘Guttation’.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
The condition in which the cell contents are shrunken.
What is the difference between ‘flaccid’ and ‘turgid’? Give one example of flaccid condition in plants.
Differentiate between the following:
Plasmolysis and Deplasmolysis.
Give Technical Term for the following.
A cell in a fully extended condition.
Name the following:
The condition in which the contents of a cell exert pressure against the cell wall making it distended.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Flaccidity is the reverse of turgidity.
Deplasmolysis occurs when a plasmolysed cell is placed in ______.
