Statement I: | The forces generated by transpiration can lift a xylem-sized column of water over 130 meters height. |
Statement II: | Transpiration cools leaf surfaces sometimes 10 to 15 degrees, by evaporative cooling. |
1. | Active Transport | 2. | Osmosis |
3. | Facilitated Diffusion | 4. | Passive Transport |
List I | List II | ||
A. | Cohesion | I. | More attraction in liquid phase |
B. | Adhesion | II. | Mutual attraction among water molecules |
C. | Surface tension | III. | Water loss in liquid phase |
D. | Guttation | IV. | Attraction towards polar surfaces |
Options: | A | B | C | D |
1. | II | I | IV | III |
2. | II | IV | I | III |
3. | IV | III | II | I |
4. | III | I | IV | II |
A: | Mass flow is faster than diffusion. |
B: | Mass flow is the result of pressure difference between the end points. |
C: | Different substances involved in mass flow move at different paces. |
D: | Mass flow can result through either a positive or a negative hydrostatic pressure gradient. |
1. | (A), (C), (D) only | 2. | (B), (C), (D) only |
3. | (A), (B), (C) only | 4. | (A), (B), (D) only |
1. | in same direction with the help of different carriers located at a common site |
2. | in same direction with the help of different carriers located at different sites in the same cell |
3. | in same direction with the help of same carrier |
4. | in opposite direction with the help of same carrier |
I: | The process of translocation through phloem is unidirectional but through xylem, it is bidirectional |
II: | The most readily mobilized elements are phosphorus, sulphur, nitrogen and potassium. |
Which of the following is not observed during apoplastic pathway?
1. | Apoplast is continuous and does not provide any barrier to water movement. |
2. | Movement of water occurs through intercellular spaces and wall of the cells. |
3. | The movement does not involve crossing of cell membrane |
4. | The movement is aided by cytoplasmic streaming |
Addition of more solutes in a given solution will:
1. not affect the water potential at all
2. raise its water potential
3. lower its water potential
4. make its water potential zero
Which of the following statements above facilitated diffusion is incorrect?
1. | Special proteins of the membrane help in this process |
2. | Porins are involved in this process |
3. | Movement of the molecule occurs against the concentration gradient |
4. | ATP is not required for this process |
Phloem sap in the plants mainly consists of :
1. fructose and water
2. fructose and sucrose
3. glucose and water
4. sucrose and water