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Question
Draw a diagram of the root hair cell as it would appear when a concentrated solution of fertilizers is added near it.
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Solution
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Match the items in column I with those in column II
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Xylem | (i) | semi - permeable |
| (b) | Phloem | (ii) | permeable |
| (c) | Cell membrane | (iii) | downward flow of sap |
| (d) | Root pressure | (iv) | upward flow of water |
| (e) | Cell wall | (v) | guttation |
Give reason for the following:
If you uproot a plant from the soil, its leaves soon wilt.
The diagram given below represents a plant cell after being placed in a strong sugar solution. Guidelines 1 to 5 indicate the following:
1. Strong sugar solution
2. Cell wall
3. Protoplasm
4. Large vacuole
5. Nucleus
Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
(i) What is the state of the cell shown in the diagram?
(ii) Name the structure which acts as a selectively permeable membrane.
(iii) If the cell had been placed in distilled water instead of strong sugar solution which feature would not have been present?
(iv) If the cell in the diagram possessed chloroplasts where would these be present?
(v) Name any one feature of this plant cell which is not present in animal cells.
Three plants (a), (b) and (c) were placed in beakers containing coloured water. The water in each beaker was covered with a layer of oil. The leaves were removed from plant (b), while plant (c) was exposed to strong light.
(i) In which plant, (a), (b) or (c) would the water move up the fastest?
(ii) In which plant (a), (b) or (c), would the water move up slowly?
(iii) Why was the water covered with a layer of oil?
(iv) What is being investigated by this experiment?
Choose the correct answer:
Swelling of wooden doors during rains is caused by ___________
Study the experimental setup in the figure and then answer the question that follow.
What will you observe in the setup after about half an hour? Give reasons for your answer.
The figure given below is a diagrammatic representation of a part of the cross-section of the root in the root hair zone. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow :
(i) Name the parts indicated by guidelines ‘1’ to ‘5’
(ii) Is the root hair cell unicellular or multi-cellular?
(iii) Draw a labeled diagram of the root hair cell as it would appear if some fertilizer is added to the soil close to it.
(iv) Name the process responsible for the entry of water molecules from the soil into A1 and then A2.
(v) What pressure is responsible for the movement of water in the direction indicated by arrows?
(vi) How is this pressure set up?
Give Technical Term for the following.
Tissue which transports manufactured food from leaves to other parts of the plant.
Multiple Choice Question:
The most widely accepted theory for ascent of sap is ______.
In the zone of absorption, epidermal cells form unicellular hair-like extensions called ________.
