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प्रश्न
Root hairs become flaccid, when fertilizers are added to the moist soil around it. Explain.
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उत्तर
When fertilizers are added to the moist soil around it, it will form hypertonic solution, resulting the protoplasm to shrink and plasma membrane withdraw itself from the cell wall. Hence, the root hairs also become limp or flaccid.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the items in column I with those in column II
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Xylem | (i) | semi - permeable |
| (b) | Phloem | (ii) | permeable |
| (c) | Cell membrane | (iii) | downward flow of sap |
| (d) | Root pressure | (iv) | upward flow of water |
| (e) | Cell wall | (v) | guttation |
Mention whether the following statement is true or false. Correct the false statement by altering the last word only.
Xylem is the water conducting tissue in plants.
The figure shows a diagrammatic representation of the movement of certain substances inside the stem of a certain plant. Write five sentences on whatever you can explain about the processes or the arrangement of structures indicated in the diagram.
Note: - Each sentence must include one or more of the following four words, and each word can be used several times. Xylem, phloem, roots, leaves.

Study the experimental setup in the figure and then answer the question that follow.

Explain the phenomenon mention in question 8.1 .
Study the experimental setup in the figure and then answer the question that follow.

What will you observe in the setup after about half an hour? Give reasons for your answer.
Name the following:
Water is absorbed from the soil by which part.
Multiple Choice Question:
The most widely accepted theory for ascent of sap is ______.
Why and how does water enter continuously into the root xylem?
Root hair is a cytoplasmic extension of ______.
