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प्रश्न
Give Reasons for the following:
Why do some herbaceous plants show wilting of leaves during mid-day which again recover in the evening?
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उत्तर
During mid-day the rate of transpiration is maximum. During this time, in some herbaceous plants, the rate of transpiration exceeds the amount of water absorbed. Thus, the leaves loss its turgid state and show wilting.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is an apparatus which was setup to investigate a physiological process in plants. The setup was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the questions that follow:
- Name the process being studied. Define the process.
- Why was the pot enclosed in a rubber sheet?
- Mention two external factors which can accelerate the above process.
- List two adaptations in plants to reduce the above process.
- Draw a neat, labelled diagram of a stomatal apparatus.
Choose the correct answer:
Who had said that "transpiration is a necessary evil"?
Give Reasons for the following:
Young plants wilt on a hot sunny day.
What are lenticels? Where are they found?
Explain the Term
Lenticular
Give Technical Term
Main function of lenticel.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Root hairs are the extensions of the outer epidermal cells of the root
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 |
Mark the most appropriate answer in the following:
Transpiration is very low during storms due to:
