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प्रश्न
Give Reasons for the following.
Plants begin to die when the excess of soluble fertilizers are added to the soil?
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उत्तर
Excess application of soluble fertilizers in soil makes the soil solution hypertonic than cell sap, hence exosmosis takes place and plants begin to die.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between Diffusion and Osmosis (Definition)
Give the equivalent terms for the following:
Pressure of the cell contents on the cell wall
Complete the following statements:
Hypotonic solution is one in which the solution kept outside the cell has lower solute concentration than ……………… the cell.
The bending movements of certain flowers towards the sun and the sleep movements of certain plants at night are examples of ______.
Differentiate between the following:
Plasmolysis and deplasmolysis
The following diagram represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution.
Guidelines 1 to 5 indicate the following
(1)Cell wall, (2) Strong sugar solution, (3) Protoplasm (4) Large vacuole, (5) Nucleus
(1)What is the state of the cell shown in the cell shown in the diagram?
(2)Name the structure which acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
(3)If the cell had been placed in distilled water instead of strong sugar solution, which feature would not have been seen?
(4)Name any one feature of this plant cell which is not present in an animal cell.
Mention whether the following statement is true (T) or false (F) and give explanation in support of your answer.
Plasmolysis is reverse of deplasmolysis.
Two potato cubes each 1 cm3 in size, were placed separately in two containers (A and B), the container A having water and the other (B) containing concentrated sugar solution. After 24 hours when the cubes were examined, those placed in water were found to be firm and had increased slightly in size and those placed in concentrated sugar solution were found to be soft and somewhat decreased in size. Use the above information to answer the questions that follow:
Account for the softness and decrease in size of the potato cubes which were placed in sugar solution.
Give Reasons for the following.
It is necessary to maintain a normal osmotic concentration of the blood.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
The plasma membrane permits the passage of all solutes and water.
