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CRASH COURSE BOSS

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F OR NEET 2020 A Venture of Helios Educore

Biology Topics : Tranport in Plants

1. Which of the following is a rapid type of absorption?

(a) Passive absorption (b) Active absorption
(c) Salt absorption (d) Root absorption
2. The pathway of water from soil upto the secondary xylem
(a) Soil  root hair  cortex  endodermis  pericycle  protoxylem  Meta xylem
(b) Metaxylem  protoxylem  pericycle  cortex  endodermis  metaxylem
(c) Cortex  root hair  endodermis  pericycle  protoxylem  metaxylem
(d) Pericycle  Soil  root hair  cortex  endodermis  protoxylem  metaxylem
3. Absorption of water is increased when
(a) Transpiration is increased (b) Photosynthesis is increased
(c) Respiration is increased (d) Root pressure is increased
4. Passive absorption of water from the soil by the root is mainly effected by
(a) Typical tissue organisation (b) Respiratory activity of root
(c) Tension on cell sap due to transpirtion (d) None of the above.
5. The continuity of water column in xylem is maintained due to
(a) Presence of bubbles (b) Cohesive property of water
(c) Evaporation power of water (d) None of the above.
6. Transpiration-cohesion-tension theory operates in
(a) Active absorption (b) Passive absorption
(c) Acitive & passive absorption (d) None of the above
7. Attractive forces of cell walls molecules is termed as
(a) Adhesion (b) Cohesion (c) Osmosis (d) Plasmolysis
8. The conduction of water from root hair to root xylem is
(a) Symplastic (b) Apoplastic
(c) Osmotically (d) Symplastic + Apoplastic
9. Transpiration in plants will be lowest when
(a) There is high humidity in the atmosphere (b) High wind velocity
(c) There is excess of water in the soil (d) Environmental conditions are very dry
10. Transpiration from plants would be most rapid when
(a) There is lot of humidity in atmosphere (b) The air is more humid
(c) There is excess rain fall (d) Environmental conditions are dry

Answer Key
1. (a) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (a)

8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (d)