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Question
The apparatus arranged alongside signifies an important process.
(i) Name the process.
(ii) Where does this process occur in plants?
(iii) What solution is placed inside the dialysis tubing?
(iv) What happens to the level of the solution in the capillary tube?

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Solution
(i) Osmosis
(ii) Root hair
(iii) Sugar solution
(iv) The level of the liquid in the capillary tube rises.
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