A gardener forgot to water a potted plant for a day during summer, what will happen to the plant? Do you think it is reversible? If yes, how?

Do plant breathe like animals? If yes, how and why?

What essential roles do the root endodermis play during water- mineral absorption in plants.

In a plant tallness is dominant over dwarfness and red flower is dominant over white.Starting with the parents work out a dihybrid cross.What is standard dihybrid ratio? Do you think the values would deviate if the two genes in question are interacting with each other?

Take some water in a pot and add few pieces of ice to it . Observe what happens . Why do we see the ice float on water ?

What is artificial selection? Do you think it affects the process of natural selection? How?

Explain what will happen to a plant cell if it is kept in a solution having higher water potential.

Do you think that the alternate splicing of exons may enable a structural gene to code for several isoproteins from one and the same gene? If yes, how? If not,why so?

What happens if the dark period is interrupted in long day plants?

What are the cells that make the leaves curl in plants during water stress?

Veena observes that during winter setting of milk into curd takes more time while during summer, the same process happens faster. She asks about this difference in time taken to her elder sister. She also asks her sister about why certain reactions occur rapidly while others occur slowly. Her sister explains her about the various factors that affect the rate of chemical reactions. Based on the above scenario, answer the following questions. Why do you think setting of curd occur at different rates during different seasons?