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प्रश्न
The diagram given below represents the results of an experiment conducted on two freshly taken leafy shoots of a herbaceous plant. The lower ends of the shoots dip in ordinary water.
(i) What is the aim of the experiment?
(ii) Some parts of the stem in both the shoots have been removed. Name the conducting tissue in shoot (a) and in shoot (b) that has been removed.
(iii) What are the results of this experiment?

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उत्तर
(i) The aim of the experiment is to show that conduction of water in plants takes place through xylem.
(ii) In shoot, (a) phloem has been removed. In shoot (b), xylem has been removed.
(iii) In shoot (b), xylem has been removed so the leaves are wilted. But in shoot (a), xylem has not been removed so the leaves are turgid.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Correct the following statements by changing the underlined words:
Xylem transports starch from the leaves to all parts of the plant body
Choose the correct answer:
In ascent of sap water reaches upwards ____________
The diagram below represents a layer of epidermal cells showing a fully grown root hair. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:

The root hair cell is in a turgid state. Name and explain the process that caused this state.
Study the experimental setup in the figure and then answer the question that follow.

Explain the phenomenon mention in question 8.1 .
Give Technical Term for the following.
Tissue which transports manufactured food from leaves to other parts of the plant.
Fill in the Blank
Leaves get wilted if _________ is removed from the plant.
In soil which of the following type of water is available for absorption by plant roots?
Which part of the root helps in maximum absorption of water and minerals?
How many regions are there in a typical root?
