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प्रश्न
Explain Turgor pressure
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उत्तर
Turgor pressure:
In a turgid plant cell, the pressure of the cell contents on the cell wall is called the turgor pressure.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A plant cell may burst when :
The diagram below represents a process in plants. The setup was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the following questions:
a) Name the physiological process depicted in the diagram.
Why was oil added to the water?
b) When placed in bright sunlight for four hours, what do you observe with regard to the initial and final weight of the plant? Give a suitable reason for your answer
c) What happens to the level of water when this setup is placed in:
- Humid conditions?
- Windy conditions?
d) Mention any three adaptations found in plants to overcome the process mentioned in (i).
e) Explain the term ‘Guttation’.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
The condition in which the cell contents are shrunken.
Give the equivalent terms for the following:
Loss of water through a cut stem.
Give reason for the following:
A plant cell, when kept in a hypertonic salt solution for about 30 minutes, turns flaccid.
Give suitable biological reasons for the following statement:
Root hairs become flaccid and droop when excess fertilizers are added to the moist soil around them.
Distinguish between the following:
Flaccid condition and turgid condition
Differentiate between:
Turgid and Flaccid.
Excessive use of fertilisers in agricultural fields reduces the yield of crops. Justify the statement.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
Pressure exerted by the cell contents on the cell wall.
