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प्रश्न
Fill in the Blank
Wilting and drooping of leaves is due to loss of ________.
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उत्तर
Wilting and drooping of leaves is due to loss of Turgidity.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The diagram given below represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
- What is the state of the cell shown in the diagram?
- Name the structure that acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
- Label the parts numbered 1 to 4 in the diagram.
- How can the above cell be brought back to its original condition? Mention the scientific term for the recovery of the cell.
- State any two features of the above plant cell which is not present in animal cells.
Give scientific reasons : Balsam plants wilt during mid-day even if the soil is well watered.
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’.
Differentiate between the following:
Turgidity and Flaccidity
Give reasons for the following:
If you sprinkle some common salt on grass growing on a lawn, it is killed at that spot.
Distinguish between the following:
Flaccid condition and turgid condition
Differentiate between the following
Turgor pressure and Root pressure
The below diagram represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Guidelines 1 to 5 indicate the following:
1. Cell wall
2. Plasma membrane.
3. Protoplasm
4. Large vacuole
5. Nucleus
Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow :
(i) What is the state of the cell shown in the diagram?
(ii) Name the structure which acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
(iii) If the cell had been placed in distilled water instead of a strong sugar solution which features: would not have been present?
(iv) If the cell in the diagram possessed chloroplasts where would these be present?
(v) Name any one feature of this plant cell which is not present in animal cells.
Fill in the Blank
The condition opposite to turgid is ___________.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
Pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell wall.
