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The following figure shows the stomatal apparatus. Identify the parts labeled as A, B, C and D. Choose the correct answer from the following

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Important Questions on Transport in Plants

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Take two plants, keep plant A in very dry conditions and plant B in high humidity. Simultaneously, immerse the roots of both plants in water with a red dye. What would you observe?
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Transpiration and root pressure cause water to rise in plants by:
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The process responsible for facilitating loss of water in liquid form from the tip of grass blades at night and in early morning is
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Explain Transpiration pull theory.
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The habitat of plants related with the presence of sunken stomata in leaves is-
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"Transpiration is a necessary evil". Explain.
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Three uniformly watered plants i, ii and iii were kept in 45% relative humidity, 45% relative humidity with blowing wind and 95% relative humidity, respectively. Arrange these plants in the order (faster to slowest) in which they will dry up.
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Which of the following facilitates opening of stomatal aperture?
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Graph represents the measurement of pH in plant leaves during 36 hrs. of photosynthetic activity. It indicates that acid products were being:

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 Leaves of the healthy potted plant are coated with Vaseline. It will lead to 
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"Transpiration is a necessary evil". Discuss.
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Given below is a diagram of the stomatal apparatus. Match the labels with the corresponding names of the compounds. 

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Choose the correct combination.

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: The forces generated by transpiration can create pressures sufficient to lift a xylem sized column of water over 130 metres high.
Statement II: Transpiration cools leaf surfaces, sometimes 10 to 15 degrees, by evaporative cooling.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Draw a diagram of stomata of Rheo leaf and write any two functions of stomata.
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Which one gives the most valid and recent explanation for stomatal movements?
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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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Water vapour comes out from the plant leaf through the stomatal opening. Through the same stomatal opening, carbon dioxide diffuses into the plant during photosynthesis. Reason out the above statements using one of the following options:
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Answer the following short answer-type question:
Write any two points of differences between respiration in plants and animals.
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Study the diagram and the list given below.

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i) Chloroplast

ii) Epidermal cell

iii) Guard cell

iv) Subsidiary cell

v) Stomatal pore

The correct match is