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Which pressure is zero in a flaccid cell?
(a)Suction pressure
(b)Diffusion pressure
(c)Wall pressure
(d)Osmotic pressure

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Important Questions on Transport in Plants
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The containers and have litre of pure water and litre of sugar solution, respectively. Which one of the following statements would be correct regarding their water potential and osmotic potential
*Note: There were errors in original KVPY papers, and thus the options are modified here.

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Assertion (): The flow of solvent molecules from a pure solvent to the solution through semipermeable membrane is osmosis.
Reason 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.
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Assertion (): Pea seeds swell more on imbibition than wheat seeds.
Reason (): Proteins have a high imbibing capacity.

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