Select the incorrect statement.

1. Transport of molecules in phloem can be bidirectional.
2. The movement of minerals in the xylem is unidirectional.
3. Unloading of sucrose at the sink does not involve the utilization of ATP.
4. Elements most easily mobilized in plants from one region to another are phosphorus, sulfur, nitrogen, and potassium.

Subtopic:  The Pressure Flow or Mass Flow Hypothesis |
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Match List - I with List-II.

List-I List-II
a. Cohesion
b. Adhesion
c. Surface tension
d. Guttation
i. More attraction in the liquid phase
ii. Mutual attraction among water molecules
iii. Water loss in liquid phase
iv. Attraction toward polar surfaces

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. iii i iv ii
2. ii i iv iii
3. ii iv i iii
4. iv iii ii i


 

Subtopic:  Transpiration & Guttation |
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The process responsible for facilitating loss of water in liquid form from the tip of grass blades at night and early morning is:

1. Root pressure

2. Imbibition

3. Plasmolysis

4. Transpiration

Subtopic:  Transpiration & Guttation |
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Consider the two statements:
I. After plasmolysis the gap between the cell wall and the cell membrane in a plant cell is filled with hypertonic solution.
II. The cell collapses, and the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall (in plants).
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct and II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect

Subtopic:  Plasmolysis |
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What is not true regarding bulk transport in plants?
1. It is driven primarily by pressure potential.
2. It depends on a difference in pressure potential at the source and sink.
3. Substances in a solution or suspension move along their individual concentration gradients
4. It may be the result of either positive or negative pressure potential.

Subtopic:  Long Distance Transport of Water |
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A water molecule taken up by the root of the plant from the soil can reach the leaf by passing through a living cell only once. This cell is:
1. root epidermal cell
2. the endodermis
3. a guard cell
4. the root cortex cell

Subtopic:  Water Absorption |
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Identify the incorrect statement:
1. The water potential of pure water at standard temperature, which is not under any pressure, is taken to be zero.
2. Adding solute to pure water reduces its water potential.
3. The more the solute molecules, the lower [more negative] is the solute potential.
4. If a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure is applied to pure water or a solution, its water potential decreases.

Subtopic:  Water Potential Concept |
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Both simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion:
1. require special membrane proteins
2. are highly selective in nature
3. do not require ATP energy
4. are uphill transports

Subtopic:  Means of Transport: Passive |
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Active transport:
I. is the only means of uphill transport
II. requires ATP energy
1. Only I is true
2. Only II is true
3. Both I and II are true
4. Both I and II are false
Subtopic:  Means of Transport: Active |
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Plasmolysis:
I. occurs when a plant cell [or tissue] is placed in a hypotonic solution.
II. water is first lost from the cytoplasm and then from the vacuole.
III. is usually reversible
1. Only I and II are correct
2. Only I and III are correct
3. Only II and III are correct
4. I, II and III are correct
Subtopic:  Plasmolysis |
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