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प्रश्न
Give Reasons for the following:
Plants absorb more water than their requirement
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उत्तर
The plants absorb much more water than their requirement because:
(a) They require more mineral salts for their growth and minerals are present in very small quantity in water
(b) Most of the water is lost through transpiration. Therefore, to prevent wilting they require an excess of water.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The figure given below represents an experimental setup with a weighing machine to demonstrate a particular process in plants. The experimental setup was placed in bright sunlight. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.
Define the above mentioned process.
What is meant by the term transpiration stream?
Give Reasons for the following:
Forest bring in the rain, transpiration is the cause.
Give Reasons for the following:
Why do some herbaceous plants show wilting of leaves during mid-day which again recover in the evening?
Explain the Term :
Hydathode
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Main function of lenticel.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Transpiration takes place only in green plants
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The pH of the guard cells increases during day time
Write the functional activity of the following structure:
Hydathodes
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) Transpiration | (a) Cacti plants |
| (ii) Movement of water | (b) Stomata |
| (iii) Guttation | (c) Maize plant |
| (iv) Low rate of transpiration | (d)Xylem |
| (v) The high rate of transpiration | (e) Hydathodes |
