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Differentiate between guttation and bleeding in plants.
Distinguish between the following pairs:
Guttation and Bleeding
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Solution
| Guttation | Bleeding | ||
| 1. | It occurs from the edges of leaves by hydathodes in uninjured plants. | 1. | It occurs in any cut or injured part of a plant. |
| 2. | The exudate is mainly water with some dissolved mineral salts. | 2. | The exudate is mainly plant sap and sugars. |
| 3. | It occurs during early mornings or late nights. | 3. | It occurs at the time of injury. |
| 4. | It happens in certain plants like bananas, Nasturtium, strawberry. | 4. | It occurs in all plants that have been cut or injured. |
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The process by which the intact plant loses water in the form of droplets.
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Loss of water as droplets from the margins of certain leaves.
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Guttation is a mechanism of removal of water from plant by _____________
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The escape of plant sap from the ruptured or cut surfaces of the plant due to root pressure.
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Guttation occurs through stomata.
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The process in which water is lost from the margins of strawberry leaves is ______.
Hydathodes are located on ______.
