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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does movement and absorption of water take place through the roots?
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 (T) or false (F) and give explanation in support of your answer.
Dry seeds when submerged in water swell up due to endosmosis.
The diagram below represents a layer of epidermal cells showing a fully grown root hair. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
The root hair cell is in a turgid state. Name and explain the process that caused this state.
How is root hair structurally adapted for absorption of water from the soil?
Differentiate between the following
Permeable and Semi-permeable membrane.
Name the following:
Water is absorbed from the soil by which part.
Name the following:
The kind of cells that constitute the cortex of a root.
Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the term in Column ‘II’ with a suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Diffusion | (a) The exit or flow of water from the cell to the outer environment. |
| (ii) Xylem | (b) The shrinkage of protoplasm when the cell is kept in a hypertonic solution. |
| (iii) Root pressure | (c) The tissue through which water and mineral salts move upward in a plant. |
| (iv) Isotonic solution | (d) Two solutions which have equal osmotic pressure. |
| (v) Exosmosis | (e) The process by which the molecules of perfume spread in the room when the bottle is open. |
| (vi) Osmosis | (f) The process by which roots absorb water from the soil. |
| (vii) Plasmolysis | (g) The pressure by which water rises up to some feet in a lofty tree. |
| (viii) Hypotonic solution | (h) The concentration of the solution when lower than that of the cell sap. |
Epiphytic plants like ____________ absorb water vapours from air with the help of epiphytic roots having special tissue called velamen.
