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  • Question
  • The cohesion-tension theory of water movement helps to explain how water moves from soil into root?


  • Options
  • A. Through the phloem
  • B. From leaf to root
  • C. Through the xylem
  • D. Into the guard cells

  • Correct Answer
  • Through the xylem 


  • Transport of Molecules in Plant problems


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    • 1. When guard cells swell

    • Options
    • A. stomata close
    • B. stomata open
    • C. photosynthesis stops
    • D. evaporation stops
    • Discuss
    • 2. Water moves into roots of plants by

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    • A. osmosis
    • B. active transport
    • C. diffusion
    • D. pressure flow mechanism
    • Discuss
    • 3. The movement of most minerals, including potassium into root cells is by

    • Options
    • A. osmosis
    • B. diffusion
    • C. bulk flow
    • D. active transport
    • Discuss
    • 4. A widely accepted explanation for transport of sugar in phloem is called

    • Options
    • A. root pressure theory
    • B. transpiration
    • C. pressure flow hypothesis
    • D. cytoplasmic streaming
    • Discuss
    • 5. Normally CO2 and O2 enter a plant by

    • Options
    • A. osmosis
    • B. active transport
    • C. diffusion
    • D. evaporation
    • Discuss
    • 6. The evaporation of water from leaves is called

    • Options
    • A. transpiration
    • B. cohesion
    • C. tension
    • D. pressure flow
    • Discuss
    • 7. Phloem is composed of

    • Options
    • A. vessel elements and companion cells
    • B. tracheids and vessel elements
    • C. sieve-tube elements and companion cells
    • D. tracheids and sieve-tube elements
    • Discuss
    • 8. Cell fusion method includes the preparation of large number of

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    • A. plant cells stripped of their cell wall
    • B. single plant cell stripped of their cell wall
    • C. plant cells with cell wall
    • D. cells from different species
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is considered as the disadvantage of conventional plant tissue culture for clonal propagation?

    • Options
    • A. Multiplication of sexually derived sterile hybrids
    • B. Less multiplication of disease free plants
    • C. Storage and transportation of propogates
    • D. Both (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 10. Protoplasts can be produced from suspension cultures, callus tissues or intact tissues by enzymatic treatment with

    • Options
    • A. cellulotyic enzymes
    • B. pectolytic enzymes
    • C. both cellulotyic and pectolytic enzymes
    • D. proteolytic enzymes
    • Discuss


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