In plants water is absorbed by the root hairs by a process called: (1) Transpiration (2) Respiration (3) Perspiration (4) Osmosis

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Last Answer : (4) Osmosis Explanation: Plants absorb water from their root hairs on the root via osmosis. It is then transported to other parts of the plant. (through the network of xylem vessels) through a combination of capillary action and "transiprational pull".

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Last Answer : (4) Transpiration Explanation: Water vapour transpires constantly through pores (stomata) in the surface of plant's leaves.

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Last Answer : (d) root pressure.

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Last Answer : (a) root pressure

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Last Answer : The answer is 'Hypotonic'

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Description : Water molecules enter plant epidermal cells by: a) osmosis b) active transport c) translocation d) transpiration

Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- OSMOSIS

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Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- TRANSPIRATION

Description : Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during – (1) Transpiration (2) Photosynthesis (3) Diffusion (4) Osmosis

Last Answer : (2) Photosynthesis Explanation: In photosynthesis, solar energy is converted to chemical energy. The chemical energy is stored in the form of glucose (sugar). Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight are ... captured from the sun into chemical energy that can be used to fuel the organism's activities.

Description : Explain any five of the following terms (in not more than four lines each): (i) Osmosis Glycolysis (ii) Phototaxis (iii) Transpiration (iv) Saponification (v) Emulsion

Last Answer : (i) Osmosis: osmosis, in botany and chemistry, the flow of one constituent of a solution through a membrane while the other constituents are blocked and unable to pass through the (selecyively permeable membrane ... in a second liquid with which the first will not mix: an emulsion of oil in vinegar

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Last Answer : (4) Respiration Explanation: The lungs are the primary organs of respiration in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails.

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Last Answer : (b) reduced transpiration

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Last Answer : Transpiration

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Description : How do plants absorb water through root hairs ?

Last Answer : Answer : Plants absorb water through unicellular root hairs.

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Description : Fermentation is a type of ______ process. (1) Aerobic Respiration (2) Anaerobic Respiration (3) Exothermic Reaction (4) Transpiration

Last Answer : (2) Anaerobic Respiration Explanation: Fermentation in food processing is the process of converting carbohydrates to alcohol or organic acids using microorganisms—yeasts or bacteria—under anaerobic conditions. It also occurs in oxygenstarved muscle cells, as in the case of lactic acid fermentation.

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Last Answer : Ans:(d)

Description : Transpiration and root pressure cause water to rise in plants by (a) pushing it upward (b) pushing and pulling it, respectively (c) pulling it upward (d) pulling and pushing it, respectively.

Last Answer : (d) pulling and pushing it, respectively.

Description : Why is the process of perspiration very important for plants ?

Last Answer : As a result of perspiration, the plant gets rid of excess water pressure by expelling water from its body. Perspiration increases the concentration of juice in the cells. Increasing the ... maintains the moisture of the leaves. For this reason perspiration is very necessary for plants.

Description : The process responsible for facilitating loss of water in liquid form from the tip of grass blades at night and in early morning is (a) transpiration (b) root pressure (c) imbibition (d) plasmolysis.

Last Answer : b) root pressure

Description : The process of osmosis is best illustrated by the movement of: a) salts in blood stream. b) oxygen into red blood cells. c) carbon dioxide through stomata. d) water into root hair cells.

Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- WATER INTO ROOT HAIR CELLS.

Description : The loss of water in the form of vapor from the surface of plant leaves is referred to as: a. Transpiration b. Respiration c. Oxidation d. Condensation

Last Answer : Transpiration

Description : The shade of a tree is cooler than the shade of a roof due to: (a) Respiration (b) Photosynthesis (c) Transpiration (d) Guttation

Last Answer : Ans. ((c))

Description : Phenomenon which converts light energy into chemical energy is (a) Respiration (b) Photosynthesis (c) Transpiration (d) None of these

Last Answer : Ans:(b)

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Last Answer : (b) growth movements

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Last Answer : Root hairs absorb water from soil due to A. Osmotic pressure B. Atmospheric pressure C. Turgor pressure D. Suciton pressure

Description : Water from soil enters into the root hairs owing to : (1) Atmospheric pressure (2) Capillary pressure (3) Root pressure (4) Osmotic pressure

Last Answer : (2) Capillary pressure Explanation: In plants, the transpiration stream is the uninterrupted stream of water, and other, which is taken up by the roots and, via the xylem vessels, ... the difference in water potential between the soil and the substomatal cavity caused by transpiration.

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Last Answer : Capillary pressure

Description : Why do roots have root hairs? -Biology

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Description : Root Hairs arise from - (1) Cortex (2) Pericycle (3) Epidermis (4) Endodermis

Last Answer : (3) Epidermis Explanation: Root hairs are tubular-shaped tipgrowing cells that arise from epidermal cells known as trichoblasts, behind the tips of young roots. Like all tip-growing cells, root ... the addition of cell wall precursors to the tip delivered by vesicles from the endomembrane system.

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Last Answer : (4) Maturation

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Last Answer : Epidermis

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Last Answer : Cambium cells

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Last Answer : Ans. Active absorption

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Last Answer : In the process of perspiration, the air in the leaves mixes with the water in the cell part.

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Last Answer : (3) Photosynthesis Explanation: Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, some bacteria and some protistans use the energy from sunlight to produce glucose from carbon dioxide and water.

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Last Answer : (d) photorespiration.

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Last Answer : (1) Photorespiration

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Last Answer : Increases humidity around the cutting and reduces transpiration