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**Step-by-Step Text Solution:** 1. **Definition of Antitranspirants**: Antitranspirants are substances that are applied to the surface of plants to reduce the process of transpiration, which is the loss of water vapor from plant surfaces. 2. **Purpose of Antitranspirants**: The primary function of antitranspirants is to inhibit water loss from plants, which can be crucial during periods of drought or when plants are under stress. 3. **Examples of Antitranspirants**: Two well-known examples of antitranspirants are: - **Abscisic Acid (ABA)**: A plant hormone that plays a significant role in regulating transpiration by causing the stomata (tiny openings on leaves) to partially close. ...
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ICSE-TRANSPORT IN PLANTS -REVIEW QUESTIONS (Very short answer type questions (with answers))
  1. Pressure that is equal and opposite to turgor pressure.

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  2. What is the term used for uptake of water by the hemicellulose and pe...

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  3. Name the forms of water in which it exists in the soil.

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  4. Which soil water form is readily available to the plant roots?

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  5. Which form of water in soil is available to plants?

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  6. Name the pathway in which water flows along and between the cell wall...

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  7. What is symplast pathway?

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  8. Most important ore of tin is

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  9. Where are casparian strips in a root. Which chemical do they contain?

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  10. If the stem of a herbaceous plant is cut the sap exudes from that par...

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  11. The droplets are seen at the end of veins on the grass blades in earl...

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  12. In the capillary theory, what are the cohesive and adhesive forces?

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  13. In the transpiration pull theory, what causes the tension that leads ...

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  14. Name the important sites of transpiration in plants.

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  15. Which site accounts for about 90% of transpiration in plants?

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  16. Name one anti transpirant.

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  17. What is the shape of guard cells in dicot plants?

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  18. Opening and closing of stomata is due to

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  19. What is the effect of accumulation of K^(+) ions in guard cells ?

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  20. Which type of plants show guard cells that are dumb-bell shaped?

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