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Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

Root pressure provides a force which causes

  1. Pushing of water in the stem

  2. Pulling of water in the stem

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Root pressure provides a force which causes pushing of water in a stem. A continuous flow of water is maintained in the plants because the leaves transpire water through stomata and to replace the lost water the water drawn by the roots moves up.

Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

Supply end in solute transport is

  1. Root

  2. Stem

  3. Green leaves and storage organs

  4. Xylem and phloem

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
(A)Root is the absorption end of the plant.
(B)The stem is the anchorage end of the plant.
(C)Leaf is the supply end of the plant.
(D)Xylem and phloem are the conducting ends.
So, the correct answer is 'Green leaves and storage organs'.
Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

Periderm includes __________________.

  1. Phelloderm, collenchyrna and cortex

  2. Phellem, cambium and cortex

  3. All the tissues between epidermis and pith

  4. Phellogen, phellem and phelloderm

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The periderm is the protective secondary covering that replaces the epidermis in woody plants. It consists of three parts: the phellogen (cork cambium), the phellem (cork), and the phelloderm (secondary cortex).

Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

With reference to the water relations of plants, consider the following statements.
a. The mechanical work done by a chemical system during any change at constant temperature is equal to the decrease in its free energy
b. In the case of inhibition, as water continues to move into the imbibing, the water potential of the water in the imbibing becomes less negative
c. Osmotic pressure is directly proportional to the number of solute molecules per solvent.
Which of these statements are correct?

  1. $1$ and $2$
  2. $2$ and $3$
  3. $1$ and $3$
  4. $1, 2$ and $3$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

Which one of the following compounds is NOT a member of the electron transport chain?

  1. Ubiquinone

  2. Cytochrome C

  3. Carnitine

  4. NAD

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Carnitine is an amino acid derivative responsible for transporting fatty acids into the mitochondria for beta-oxidation, but it is not part of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. Ubiquinone, Cytochrome C, and NAD (or NADH dehydrogenase) are all core components of the electron transport chain.

Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
At the time of heavy rain, minerals in upper layers of the soil move downward by a process known as:

  1. weathering

  2. leaching

  3. erosion

  4. smearing

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Leaching is draining away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater downwards.

So the correct answer is "leaching"

Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

Read the given statements and selected the correct option.
Statement 1: Xylem transport is unidirectional.
Statement 2: Phloem transport is bidirectional.

  1. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statemnet 1

  2. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1

  3. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

  4. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Xylem transport is primarily unidirectional (roots to leaves) due to transpiration pull. Phloem transport is bidirectional (source to sink), as sugars can be moved to various parts of the plant depending on metabolic needs.

Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

The primary difference between the aopolast and the symplast is that the

  1. apoplast is nonliving spaces and cell walls

  2. apoplast relies on active transport

  3. symplast is nonliving spaces and cell walls

  4. apoplast prevents passive diffusion.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Apoplast and symplast are two routes used by plants to transport water from root hair cells to the xylem of the root. Apoplast includes the non-living components of a plant such as cell walls and the intracellular spaces. The main difference between apoplast and symplast is their mechanism of the water movement.

So, the correct option is 'apoplast is non-living spaces and cell walls'.

Multiple choice biology transport in plants diffusion transport in vascular plants types of transport

The movement of water and minerals in xylem and the movement of phloem sap in phloem is ............... and .................... respectively

  1. Unindirectional, bidirectional

  2. Bidirectional, bidirectional

  3. Bidirectional, unidirectional

  4. Unindirectional, unidirectional

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The movement of water and minerals in xylem and the movement of phloem sap in phloem is unidirectional and bidirectional respectively. Plants need water for their growth, and it uptakes water through the roots. Water that is taken by the roots has to reach all the leaves or branches, here the xylem function as transportation of water. Therefore, the movement of water and minerals in xylem is always an unidirectional. Whereas, the movement of phloem is bidirectional this is because, once the food is synthesized it is the phloem that transfers the food to all the parts of plants wherever it is necessary.

So, the correct answer is option A.