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प्रश्न
Mention whether the following statement is true (T) or false (F) and give explanation in support of your answer.
Dry seeds when submerged in water swell up due to endosmosis.
विकल्प
True
False
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उत्तर
False.
Dry seeds when submerged in water swell up due to imbibitions. On contact with water dry seeds imbibe water and swell up.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement by altering the last word only.
The cell wall of the root cell is a differentially permeable membrane.
Give reason for the following:
If you uproot a plant from the soil, its leaves soon wilt.
Concentration of mineral nutrient elements is higher inside the root hairs than in the surrounding soil. How do roots take them in from the soil?
The diagram given below represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Guidelines 1 to 5 indicate the following:
1. Strong sugar solution
2. Cell wall
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 strong sugar solution which feature 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.

Choose the correct answer:
Absorption of water from soil takes place by __________
Choose the correct answer:
In ascent of sap water reaches upwards ____________
Choose the correct answer:
The water is translocated upwards from the roots through _____________
How is root hair structurally adapted for absorption of water from the soil?
Fill in the Blank
Leaves get wilted if _________ is removed from the plant.
What is the composition of inner layer of root hair?
