A piece of apparatus used for measuring the rate at which a plant shoot takes up water is called Potometer or Osmometer.
Important Questions on Transport in Plants
Distinguish between :
Transpiration and perspiration.
The diagram represents a certain physiological process in plants.
Why is the pot covered with a polythene bag?
Figure represents the vertical section of a leaf.
Name the structure shown in the leaf section.
The leaves of a well-watered potted plant were found wilted during a hot sunny.
What advantage would the plant have derived from wilting?
The diagram represents a certain physiological process in plants.
Name the process.
Three plants A, B and C are placed in a beaker containing coloured water. The water in each beaker is covered with a layer of oil. The leaves were removed from plant B while plant C was exposed to strong light.
(a) In which plant, A. B or C, would the water move up fastest?
(b) In which plant would water move slowly?
(c) Why is the water covered with oil?
(d) What is being investigated by this experiment?
