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प्रश्न
Give scientific reasons : Balsam plants wilt during mid-day even if the soil is well watered.
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उत्तर
In case of balsam plants, the rate of transpiration during mid-day exceeds the rate of absorption of water by the roots. The cells therefore lose turgidity. In the evening or during the night, the stomata are constricted and the temperature is not very high; therefore, there is no loss of water through transpiration, and the turgidity of the leaves is re-acquired.
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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.
Differentiate between the following:
Turgor pressure and wall pressure
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.
Give reason for the following:
A plant cell, when kept in a hypertonic salt solution for about 30 minutes, turns flaccid.
Distinguish between the following:
Flaccid condition and turgid condition
Differentiate between the following:
Plasmolysis and Deplasmolysis.
Give Technical Term for the following.
The pressure exerted by cell contents on a plant cell wall.
Name the following:
The process by which wilting or drooping of leaves occurs.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
Pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell wall.
