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प्रश्न
The diagram given below represents the result of an experiment conducted on two freshly taken shoots of a green herbaceous plant. The lower ends dip in the 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) To demonstrate the role of xylem and phloem in flowering plants.
(ii) In the shoot, A phloem tissue has been removed. In shoot B central xylem tissue has been removed.
(iii) Plant A gets water and minerals and synthesizes its food and remains healthy. Plant B due to lack of xylem does not get its supply of water and minerals. The leaves are seen drooping and will dry.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the following:
The process by which water enters root hairs.
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.
The figure given below is a diagrammatic representation of a part of the cross-section of the root in the root hair zone. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow :
(i) Name the parts indicated by guidelines ‘1’ to ‘5’
(ii) Is the root hair cell unicellular or multi-cellular?
(iii) Draw a labeled diagram of the root hair cell as it would appear if some fertilizer is added to the soil close to it.
(iv) Name the process responsible for the entry of water molecules from the soil into A1 and then A2.
(v) What pressure is responsible for the movement of water in the direction indicated by arrows?
(vi) How is this pressure set up?
Name the following:
Root hairs are the extension of which cells.
A thin strip of epidermal cells of a leaf was observed in a drop of water. They all looked turgid and normal.
(a) Draw a diagram of such a cell.
(b) Draw a diagram of a cell if this strip is transferred to a strong concentrated solution of sugar. What is term used for the effect on the cells ?
Multiple Choice Question:
The most widely accepted theory for ascent of sap is ______.
Which part of the root helps in maximum absorption of water and minerals?
How many regions are there in a typical root?
Root hair occurs in the zone of ____________.
Water in the root enters due to ______.
