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प्रश्न
The process by which root hairs absorb water from the soil.
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उत्तर
Osmosis
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Three plants (a), (b) and (c) were placed in beakers containing coloured water. The water in each beaker was covered with a layer of oil. The leaves were removed from plant (b), while plant (c) was exposed to strong light.
(i) In which plant, (a), (b) or (c) would the water move up the fastest?
(ii) In which plant (a), (b) or (c), would the water move up slowly?
(iii) Why was the water covered with a layer of oil?
(iv) What is being investigated by this experiment?

Choose the correct answer:
Swelling of wooden doors during rains is caused by ___________
A thin strip of epidermal cells from the fleshy scales of an onion bulb was examined in a drop of water, under a microscope. All the epidermal cells looked alike and the figure alongside represents one of them. The thin strip was then transferred to a drop of strong sugar solution and re-examined under the microscope after about five minutes.

(i) Make a sketch of one of the epidermal cells, as it might appear after immersion in a strong sugar solution. Label any two parts which have undergone a change.
(ii) Give the scientific term for the change shown in Q.(i) above.
(iii) What would you do to bring this cell back to its original condition?
(iv) Give the scientific term used for the recovery of the cell as a result of the step taken in Q.(iii) above.
Name the following:
The kind of cells that constitute the cortex of a root.
Give Technical Term for the following.
Tissue which transports manufactured food from leaves to other parts of the plant.
Water which is absorbed by roots is transported to aerial parts of the plant through ______
Part of the root that absorbs water from the soil is ______.
____________ regions are present in a typical root.
How many regions are there in a typical root?
