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Transpiration and root pressure cause water to rise in plants by

A

Pushing and pulling it , respectively

B

Pulling it upward

C

Pulling and pushing it , respectively

D

Pushing it upward

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AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH-TRANSPORT IN PLANTS -Assignment (Section C) Previous Year Questions
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  2. A column of water within xylem vessels of tall trees does not break un...

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  3. Transpiration and root pressure cause water to rise in plants by

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  4. In a ring girdled plant

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  6. Which of the following criteria does not pertain to facilitated transp...

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  7. Lenticels are involved in

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  8. Guttation is the result of

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  9. which one of the following structures between two adjacent cells is an...

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  10. Given below is the diagram of a stomatal apparatus. In which of the fo...

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  11. Guard cells help in

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  13. Two cells A and B are contiguous, Cell A has osmotic pressure 10 atm, ...

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  14. The translocation of organic solutes in sleve tube membres is supportt...

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  15. Potometer works on the principle of

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  16. Water entering the root due to diffusion is part of

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  17. When water moves through a semipermeable membrane then which of the fo...

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  18. When a cell is fully turgid , which of the following will be zero ?

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  19. If turgidity of a cell surrounded by water increases, the wall pressur...

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  20. Water potential and osmotic potential of pure water are respectively

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