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प्रश्न
Study the experimental setup in the figure and then answer the question that follow.
Explain the phenomenon mention in question 8.1 .
उत्तर
Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from their region of higher concentration (dilute solution) to their region of lower concentration (concentrated solution) through a semipermeable membrane.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The diagram of an given below demonstrates a particular process in plants. Study the same and answer the questions that follow :
(i) Name the apparatus.
(ii) Which phenomenon is demonstrated by this apparatus?
(iii) Explain the phenomenon mentioned in (ii) above.
(iv) State two limitations of using this apparatus.
(v) What is the importance of the air bubble in the experiment?
(vi) Name the structures in a plant through which the above process takes place.
Name the following:
The process by which water enters root hairs.
Differentiate between the following:
Guttation and bleeding
The diagram given below represents the results of an experiment conducted on two freshly taken leafy shoots of a herbaceous plant. The lower ends of the shoots dip in ordinary water.
(i) What is the aim of the experiment?
(ii) Some parts of the stem in both the shoots have been removed. Name the conducting tissue in shoot (a) and in shoot (b) that has been removed.
(iii) What are the results of this experiment?
Choose the correct answer:
An example of a selective permeable membrane is __________
Choose the correct answer:
Wilting of plants occurs when ____________
A thin strip of epidermal cells from the fleshy scales of an onion bulb was examined in a drop of water, under a microscope. All the epidermal cells looked alike and the figure alongside represents one of them. The thin strip was then transferred to a drop of strong sugar solution and re-examined under the microscope after about five minutes.
(i) Make a sketch of one of the epidermal cells, as it might appear after immersion in a strong sugar solution. Label any two parts which have undergone a change.
(ii) Give the scientific term for the change shown in Q.(i) above.
(iii) What would you do to bring this cell back to its original condition?
(iv) Give the scientific term used for the recovery of the cell as a result of the step taken in Q.(iii) above.
Identify the zone in wbkh root hair occurs.
In soil which of the following type of water is available for absorption by plant roots?
Root hair occurs in the zone of ____________.
