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प्रश्न
The diagram given below represents the results of an experiment conducted on two freshly taken leafy shoots of a herbaceous plant. The lower ends of the shoots dip in ordinary water.
(i) What is the aim of the experiment?
(ii) Some parts of the stem in both the shoots have been removed. Name the conducting tissue in shoot (a) and in shoot (b) that has been removed.
(iii) What are the results of this experiment?

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उत्तर
(i) The aim of the experiment is to show that conduction of water in plants takes place through xylem.
(ii) In shoot, (a) phloem has been removed. In shoot (b), xylem has been removed.
(iii) In shoot (b), xylem has been removed so the leaves are wilted. But in shoot (a), xylem has not been removed so the leaves are turgid.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The diagram of an given below demonstrates a particular process in plants. Study the same and answer the questions that follow :

(i) Name the apparatus.
(ii) Which phenomenon is demonstrated by this apparatus?
(iii) Explain the phenomenon mentioned in (ii) above.
(iv) State two limitations of using this apparatus.
(v) What is the importance of the air bubble in the experiment?
(vi) Name the structures in a plant through which the above process takes place.
The phenomenon of loss of water through a cut stem or injured part of plant is called ___________.
Name the following:
The process by which water enters root hairs.
Given below is the diagrammatic representation of the transverse section of a part of a plant. Study it and answer the questions that follow:
(a) Name the part of the plant that is shown
(b) Label the parts 1 to 6
(c) Write the functions of parts 3 and 5
The apparatus arranged alongside signifies an important process.
(i) Name the process.
(ii) Where does this process occur in plants?
(iii) What solution is placed inside the dialysis tubing?
(iv) What happens to the level of the solution in the capillary tube?

The alongside diagram A shows a root hair growing through the soil particles. Diagram B is the root hair of an aquatic plant.
(i) Name the parts 1,2,3.
(ii) Name two substances which enter the root hair. What are their uses?
(iii) By what process do these substances enter the root hair?
(iv) Account for the different shapes of root hairs in the two diagrams.
Multiple Choice Question:
In soil, water available for absorption by root is ______.
Multiple Choice Question:
The most widely accepted theory for ascent of sap is ______.
____________ regions are present in a typical root.
What is peculiarity of epiphytic plants like orchids?
