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Important Questions on Transport in Plants

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Match List I with List II: 

List I

List II

A. Cohesion  I.  More attraction in liquid phase
B. Adhesion II. Mutual attraction among water molecules
C. Surface tension III. Water loss in liquid phase
D. Guttation IV. Attraction towards polar surfaces

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

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How does ascent of sap takes place in tall trees?
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Which of the following is not observed during the apoplastic pathway?
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Choose the correct order of statements regarding the translocation of sucrose.
A) Loading of sugars into phloem setup a water potential gradient that facilitates mass movement in phloem.
B) Sucrose moves into companion cell and then to phloem sieve tube cell by active transport.
C) A hypertonic condition in phloem facilitating water from the xylem into phloem by osmosis.
D) All sink sugars are transported out of the phloem producing high water potential with returning of water to xylem.
E) With increase in hydrostatic pressure in phloem pressure flow begin and sap moves through phloem.
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If the humidity of the atmosphere suddenly increases substantially, the water flow in the xylem will-
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The water potential of pure water is
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Explain apoplast pathway of water in plants. Draw a diagram to show major paths of water flow in plant cells.
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The water potential ψp of pure water at standard temperature and atmospheric pressure is:
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Identify the correct match of the type of water given in column-I and its character in column-II and select the correct option.

Column-I Column-II
(i) Capillary water (a) present in the form of hydrated oxides of silicon and aluminium.
(ii) Hygroscopic water (b) goes down through large pores between soil particles and reaches the water table.
(iii) Combined water (c) held in between small non-colloidal soil particles.
(iv) Gravitational water (d) held tightly around soil particles by adhesive forces.
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Match List - I with List - II.

List-I List-II
(a) Cohesion (i) More attraction in liquid phase
(b) Adhesion (ii) Mutual attraction among water molecules
(c) Surface tension (iii) Water loss in liquid phase
(d) Guttation (iv) Attraction towards polar surfaces
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In "Pressure Flow" hypothesis, sugars are transported from 'source' to 'sink'. The initial steps which occur during this physiological process are shown here.

I. In leaves glucose is converted to sucrose.

II. Sucrose moves from sieve tube cells to companion cells by active transport.

III. Loading of sucrose produces a hypotonic condition in the phloem.

IV. Water in the adjacent xylem moves into phloem by osmosis.

Identify the above correct statements:

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Root pressure is usually acidic because:
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Arrange the given events that occur in phloem for removal of water from phloem to xylem:
I) Incoming sugars are actively transported out and removed as complex carbohydrates.
II) Increase of water potential.
III) Increase of hydrostatic pressure in sieve tubes.
IV) Transport of water into sieve tubes by osmosis.
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The concentration of OH - ions in a solution with the H+ ions concentration of 1.3×10-4M is
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Find correct statements from the following
A) Protein transporters are responsible for maximum rates of transport under saturated state
B) Translocation of substances in bulk flow requires hydrostatic pressure gradient
C) Root pressure plays the greatest contribution for upward movement of water in tall plants
D) Transport proteins of endodermal cells are control points for active transport of ions in two directions

The correct answer is

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Water potential of pure water at standard temperature is ________
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The containers X and Y have 1 litre of pure water and 1 litre of 0.1 M sugar solution, respectively. Which one of the following statements would be correct regarding their water potential Ψ and osmotic potential Ψs?

*Note: There were errors in original KVPY papers, and thus the options are modified here.

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How does ascent of sap occur in tall tree?
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A column of water within xylem vessels of tall trees does not break under its weight because of:
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Assertion (A): In the apoplast pathway, water movement is ultimately symplastic in the endodermis

Reason (R): Root endodermal cells are suberized