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Contact exchange of ions occurs.

  1. Between root and soil particles

  2. Root and coil solution

  3. Cell and external solution

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A

A characteristic based on concentration of particles in solution is

  1. Colligative property

  2. Surface tension

  3. Colloidal nature

  4. All the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Colligative property of a solution is based on the concentration of solute particles but not on its identity. It includes vapor pressure lowering, boiling point elevation, freezing point depression and osmotic pressure. Non-colligative property of a solution is based on the identity of the dissolved particles and the solvent. It includes viscosity, surface tension and solubility.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Contact exchange theory was put forward by :

  1. Jenny and Overstreet

  2. Hylmo and Kramer

  3. Bennet and Clark

  4. De Vries and Curtis


Correct Option: A

Most hebaxeous plants have how much dry weight of its total fresh weight?

  1. 92%

  2. 10-15%

  3. 50%

  4. 29%


Correct Option: A

On which surface of cell, Donnan equilibrium occurs

  1. Cell wall

  2. Plasma membrane

  3. Transport

  4. Nuclear membrane


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Donnan equilibrium is the equilibrium reached between two ionic solutions separated by a semipermeable membrane when one or more of the kinds of ion cannot pass through the membrane. The result is a difference in osmotic pressure and electrical potential between the solution.
So the correct answer is 'Plasma membrane'.

Most common type of absorbent for $H _{2}S$ removal is

  1. Lead

  2. ethanolamines

  3. Fluorides

  4. CO


Correct Option: B

According to fluid mosaic model (proposed by Singer and Nicolson), plasma membrane is composed of 

  1. Cellulose, hemicellulose

  2. Phospholipid and integrated protein

  3. Phospholipid, extrinsic protein, intrinsic protein

  4. Phospholipid and hemicellulose


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
According to fluid mosaic model, plasma membranes are quasifluidic structures with a viscous lipid bilayer made up of phospholipids having proteins at places distributed as mosaic both on the surface and inside. Singer and Nicolson have described cell membrane as protein icebergs floating in sea of lipids. External proteins are called extrinsic proteins or peripheral proteins while the internal proteins are named intrinsic or integral.
So, the correct answer is 'Phospholipid, extrinsic protein, intrinsic protein'.

The cell membrane engulfs its food by a process called as 

  1. Exocytosis

  2. Endocytosis

  3. Osmosis

  4. Diffusion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Endocytosis is the process in which cells absorb molecules by engulfing them. The cell membrane engulfs food and other materials by endocytosis. The plasma membrane creates a small deformation inward, called as an invagination, in which the substance to be transported is captured. The deformation then pinches off from the membrane on the inside of the cell, creating a vesicle containing the captured substance. Endocytosis is a pathway for internalizing solid particles, small molecules and ions and macromolecules. Endocytosis requires energy and is thus, a form of active transport.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Endocytosis'.

Water uptake in Imbibition takes place through ________

  1. Absorption

  2. Adsorption

  3. Sorption

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Imbibition is a special type of diffusion when water is absorbed by solids- colloids causing an enormous increase in volume. Examples include the absorption of water by seeds and dry wood.

Imbibition occurs due to?

  1. Increase in volume of imbibate

  2. Adsorption of imbibate by imbibant

  3. Absorption of imbibant by imbibate

  4. Loss of energy in the form of heat


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Imbibition is a special type of diffusion when water is absorbed by solids and colloids causing an enormous increase in volume. The substance that imbibes water is called imbibant, and the liquid which is imbibed is called imbibate. Imbibition occurs due to the increase in the volume of imbibate.

 Hence, the correct answer is option A.