Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Why and how does water enter continuously into the root xylem?
उत्तर
Water should enter the root xylem continuously to assist the various processes such as photosynthesis. A continuous flow of water into root xylem is due to transpiration pull.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
The figure given below is a diagrammatic representation of a part of the cross section of the root in the root hair zone. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow
(i) Name the parts indicated by the guidelines 1 to 4.
(ii) Which is the process that enables the passage of water from the soil into the root hair?
(iii) Name the pressure that is responsible for the movement of water in the direction indicated by the arrows. Define it.
(iv) Due to an excess of this pressure sometimes drops of water are found along the leaf margins of some plants especially in the early mornings. What is the phenomenon called?
(v) Draw a well labelled diagram of the root hair cell as it would appear if an excess of fertiliser is added to the soil close to it.
Differentiate between the following:
Guttation and bleeding
Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow:
- Name the process being studied in the above experiment.
- Explain the process mentioned in (a) above
- Why is oil placed over water?
- What do we observe with regard to the level of water when this set-up is placed in (1) bright sunlight, (2) humid conditions and (3) windy days?
- Mention any three adaptations found in plants to foster the process mentioned in (a) above
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?
The diagram below represents a layer of epidermal cells showing a fully grown root hair. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
Draw a diagram of the above root hair cell as it would appear when a concentrated solution of fertilizers is added near it.
Study the experimental setup in the figure and then answer the question that follow.
Explain the phenomenon mention in question 8.1 .
The alongside diagram A shows a root hair growing through the soil particles. Diagram B is the root hair of an aquatic plant.
(i) Name the parts 1,2,3.
(ii) Name two substances which enter the root hair. What are their uses?
(iii) By what process do these substances enter the root hair?
(iv) Account for the different shapes of root hairs in the two diagrams.
Give Technical Term for the following.
Tissue which transports manufactured food from leaves to other parts of the plant.
In soil which of the following type of water is available for absorption by plant roots?
Draw a neat and proportionate diagram of root hair and label mitochondria, nucleus and vacuole.
