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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

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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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(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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Chapter 4: Absorption by Roots - Exercise 3 [Page 50]

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Frank Biology Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 4 Absorption by Roots
Exercise 3 | Q 8 | Page 50

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