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प्रश्न
Give reasons for the following:
If you sprinkle some common salt on grass growing on a lawn, it is killed at that spot.
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उत्तर
Common salt, when sprinkled on the grass, causes the plasmolysis of grass cells, ultimately leading to their death. Hence, if we sprinkle some common salt on grass growing on a lawn, it is killed on the spot.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fig. represents aprocess in plants. The set up was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the following questions:
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- Name the physiological process depicted in the figure.
- Why was oil added to the water?
- 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.
- What happens to the level of water when this setup is placed in:
- Humid conditions?
- Windy conditions?
- Mention any three adaptations found in plants to overcome the process mentioned in (a).
- Explain the term ‘Guttation’.
The state of a cell in which the cell wall is rigid and stretched by the increase in volume due to the absorption of water is called.
Differentiate between the following:
Turgidity and Flaccidity
Mention whether the following statement is true or false Correct the false statement by altering the last word only.
Cells that have lost their water content are said to be deplasmolysed.
Give reason for the following:
It is better to transplant seedlings in a flower-bed in the evening and not in the morning.
Distinguish between the following:
Flaccid condition and turgid condition
Differentiate between:
Turgid and Flaccid.
The below diagram represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Guidelines 1 to 5 indicate the following:
1. Cell wall
2. Plasma membrane.
3. Protoplasm
4. Large vacuole
5. Nucleus
Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow :
(i) What is the state of the cell shown in the diagram?
(ii) Name the structure which acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
(iii) If the cell had been placed in distilled water instead of a strong sugar solution which features: would not have been present?
(iv) If the cell in the diagram possessed chloroplasts where would these be present?
(v) Name any one feature of this plant cell which is not present in animal cells.
Name the following:
The process by which wilting or drooping of leaves occurs.
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