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Question
Name the following:
The process by which wilting or drooping of leaves occurs.
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Solution
Turgidity
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Explain Turgor pressure
Fig. represents aprocess in plants. The set up was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the following questions:
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- Name the physiological process depicted in the figure.
- Why was oil added to the water?
- When placed in bright sunlight for four hours, what do you observe with regard to the initial and final weight of the plant? Give a suitable reason for your answer.
- What happens to the level of water when this setup is placed in:
- Humid conditions?
- Windy conditions?
- Mention any three adaptations found in plants to overcome the process mentioned in (a).
- Explain the term ‘Guttation’.
The state of a cell in which the cell wall is rigid and stretched by the increase in volume due to the absorption of water is called.
Give the equivalent term for the following:
The condition in which the cell contents are shrunken.
What is the difference between ‘flaccid’ and ‘turgid’? Give one example of flaccid condition in plants.
Give reasons for the following:
If you sprinkle some common salt on grass growing on a lawn, it is killed at that spot.
Differentiate between:
Turgid and Flaccid.
Differentiate between the following
Turgor pressure and Root pressure
Multiple Choice Question:
When cell is fully turgid, which of the following will be zero?
Excessive use of fertilisers in agricultural fields reduces the yield of crops. Justify the statement.
