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What is turgidity?

Important Questions on Transport in Plants

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Assertion (A): Pea seeds swell more on imbibition than wheat seeds.

Reason (R): Proteins have a high imbibing capacity.

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Which of the following physico-chemical techniques is commonly used to desalinate brackish water?
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Water potential of pure water at standard temperature is ________
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The salting of pickles is an example for
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Correct the following statements by changing the underlined words:

Xylem transports starch from the leaves to all parts of the plant body.

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The magnitude of increment in water potential in a turgid cell is called ________
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Define water potential. What is the value of water potential of pure water.
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Assertion (A): The flow of solvent molecules from a pure solvent to the solution through semipermeable membrane is osmosis.

Reason (R): Pure solvent molecules flow out of the solution through semipermeable membrane if a pressure larger than the osmotic pressure is applied to the solution side.

The correct answer is:

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The water potential ψp of pure water at standard temperature and atmospheric pressure is:
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Explain the process with a diagram when a living cell is placed in a concentrated solution.
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Excess salt inhibits bacterial growth in pickles by
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 Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is indicated in the brackets.

Hypotonic solution and Hypertonic solution [condition of a plant cell when placed in them].

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Define and explain water potential
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Write the relation between Diffusion Pressure Deficit (DPD), Osmotic Pressure(OP), and Turgor Pressure(TP).
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Calculate water potential of solution which is enclosed in a semipermeable membrane whose Osmotic Potential is –35 bar and Pressure Potential is -5 bar.
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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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The water potential of pure water is
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Two semi - permeable bags containing 2% sucrose are placed in two beakers, 'P' containing water and 'Q' containing 10% sucrose. Which one of the following outcomes is true?