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Transport in Plants
1. Melvin Calvin earned Nobel prize in 1961 for 7. In diffusion, molecules
(A) mapping pathway of carbon assimilation in (A) move in a fixed fashion, from high to low
respiration concentration
(B) mapping pathway of carbon absorption in (B) move in random fashion, from high to low
photosynthesis concentration
(C) mapping pathway of carbon assimilation in (C) move in fixed fashion, from low to high
photosynthesis concentration
(D) mapping pathway of carbon absorption in (D) move in random fashion, from low to high
respiration. concentration.
2. Cytoplasmic streaming helps to move substances 8. Diffusion
over (A) in solid is more likely than of solid
(A) long distances (B) small distances (B) of solid is more likely than in solid
(C) Both (a) and (b) (D) None (C) Both (a) and (b)
3. Translocation is transport over (D) Does not occur in solids at all.
(A) long distance 9. Diffusion rates are affected by
(B) short distance (A) Concentration gradient (B) pressure
(C) Both long and short distance (C) temperature (D) All of these
(D) None of these 10. (A)  Diffusion can’t occur in dead cell.
4. Transport of minerals in plants is (B)  Diffusion is the only means for gaseous
(A) unidirectional only movement in plant body.

(B) multidirectional Choose the best option

(C) Both unidirectional & multidirectional (A) A is correct and B is wrong

(B) A is wrong and B is correct
(D) Dependent on the hormones released
(C) Both are correct
5. Nutrients are re-exported from
(D) Both are wrong
(A) nascent leaves to senescent leaves
(B) senescent leaves to nascent leaves
Facilitated Diffusion
(C) all parts to senescent leaves 11. Diffusion rate
(D) not re-exported (A) depend on size and larger substance diffuse
faster
Diffusion
(B) depend on size and smaller substance diffuse
6. Movement by diffusion is faster
(A) active with energy expenditure (C) doesn’t depend on size

(B) passive with energy expenditure (D) depend on size and do not substance diffuse
larger.
(C) both active and passive
(D) without energy expenditure
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12. Hydrophilic moiety substances (C) i, iii, v, viii (D) i, iv, vi, viii
(A) diffuse through a membrane easily 17. Porins are found in
(B) do not diffuse through a membrane easily (A) outer membrane of plastids & mitochondria
(C) need no membrane facilitation to diffuse (B) Inner membrane of plastids & mitochondria
through
(C) both outer & inner membrane of
(D) Both (a) and (c)
mitochondria
13. Read the following statements
(D) membrane of lysosoems
(i) Membrane proteins aid in transport of
18. Water channels are made up of ____ different
hydrophobic substance.
types of aquaporins
(ii) Membrane proteins do not set up a
(A) 6 (B) 8
concentration gradient.
(C) 10 (D) 12
(iii) Diffusion through membrane proteins is
called facultative diffusion. 19.
(iv) Membrane proteins always need ATP to
transport substances across membrane.
How many of the above statements are wrong?
(A) 1 (B)2
(C) 3 (D) 4
14. In facilitated diffusion Identify the correct label for the figure given
(A) special proteins & ATP are involved (A) It shows facilitated diffusion
(B) only special proteins are involved (B) shows simple diffusion
(C) only ATP are involved (C) shows sample of water channels
(D) neither special proteins nor ATP are (D) Both (a) and (c)
involved.
Passive symports & antiports
15. Facilitated diffusion cannot
(a) transport molecules from high concentration 20. (i) Symport will not work if single type of
to low concentration molecule is there.
(b) transport molecules from low concentration (ii) Uniport allows two molecules to move in a
to high concentration unidirection together.
(c) Both (a) and (b) (iii) Antiport allows two types of molecules to
move in opposite direction.
(d) Concentration does not matter
How many of the above statements is correct
16. Facilitated diffusion transport is
(A) 0 (B)1
(i) Saturable (ii)unsaturable (iii)inhibitable
(C) 2 (D) 3
(iv) non-inhibitable (v) selective
(vi) non-selective (vii)uphill (viii)downhill
Which is the correct combination
(A) i, iii, v, vii (B) ii, iv, vi, viii
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21. (V) Carrier protein

(A) (i)–III, (ii)–IV, (iii)–i
(B) (i)–IV, (ii)–II, (iii)–III
(C) (i)–V, (ii)–IV, (iii)–II
(D) (i)–IV, (ii)–I, (iii)–II

(11.2) Plant-water relations

Identify correct statements about the figure given
(A) (i) – It shows simple diffusion via uniport 26. Most herbaceous plants have about

(B) (ii) – It shows simple diffusion via antiport (A) 10-15% of its dry weight as fresh matter.

(C) Both (a) & (b) are correct (B) 85-90% of its fresh weight as dry matter.

(D) None of these (C) 10-15% of its fresh weight as water.

(D) 85-90% of its fresh weight as water.
Active transport
27. Why is water often limiting factor for plant
22. Active transport is growth & productivity?
(A) Uphill (B) downhill (A) Due to high respiration
(C) unsaturable (D) both (a) and (b) (B) Due to high photosynthesis
23. Pumps are (C) Due to low availability of water
(A) energy using transport proteins (D) Due to transpiration of water
(B) non-energy using transport protein 11.2.1 Water potential
(C) energy using transport lipids
28. Kinetic energy possessed by water molecules is
(D) non-energy using transport lipids represented directly by its
24. Active transport rate reaches maximum when (A) pressure potential (B) water potential
(A) All molecules are loaded on carrier proteins (C) soluble potential (D) osmotic potential
(B) 80% of the molecules are loaded on carrier 29. Pure water has
proteins
(A) Lowest water potential at all pressures
(C) 50% of the molecules are loaded on carrier
proteins (B) Zero water potential at all pressures.

(D) Can be any of thes
Comparison of different transport
processes (11.1.4)
25. Match the columns A & B
A B
(i) Simple diffusion
(ii) Facilitated diffusion
(iii) Active transport
(C) High water potential at all pressures
(D) Both (b) and (c)
30. Water moves from system containing water at (i)
to one with (ii)
(A) (i) – low w , (ii) – high w
(B) (i) – zero w , (ii) – zero w
(I) Uphill (C) (i) – positive w , (ii) – zero w
(II) Saturable (D) (i) – high w , (ii) – low w
(III) Selective
(IV) Passive
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31. Which of the given equations is correct? 11.2.2 Osmosis

(A) w  s  p
37. Cell wall is
(B) s   w  p
(A) impermeable to water and substances in
(C) p  s   w solution
(B) permeable to water and substances in solution
(D) p  s   w
(C) permeable to water but not to substance in
32.  s is solution.
(A) always positive (B) always negative (D) impermeable to water but not to substances in
(C) sometimes negative (D) mostly zero solution.

33.  p is 38. Read the following statements

(i) vacuolar sap contribute to solute potential of
(A) always positive
cell
(B) always negative
(ii) cell membrane & tonoplast together are
(C) usually positive, sometimes negative
importance determinants of movement of
(D) usually negative, sometimes positive molecules in or out of cells.
34. The more the solute (iii) Osmosis occurs spontaneously in response to
(A) the lower (less negative) the  s a during force

(B) the higher (less negative) the  s How many of the above statements are incorrect
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) the lower (more negative) the  s
(C) 3 (D) None
(D) the higher (more negative) the  s
39. Osmosis refers to
35. If pure water is kept in open vessel at room
(A) diffusion of solute across permeable
temperature, its water potential
membrane
(B) diffusion of solute across differentially-
permeable membrane
(C) diffusion of water across differentially
(A) zero (B) positive permeable membrane
(C) negative (D) can’t say (D) diffusion of water across permeable
membrane
36. Water potential represents kinetic energy of water
molecules. 40. Water moves under osmosis from

When  w  0, (A) higher chemical potential to lower chemical

potential
(A) kinetic energy of molecules of water is zero.
(B) lower chemical potential to higher chemical
(B) kinetic energy of molecules of water is not potential.
zero.
(C) lower potential concentration to higher
(C) kinetic energy of molecules of water is concentrations.
negative
(D) more than one option is correct.
(D) kinetic energy of molecules of water is
positive
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41. In potato osmometer if potato tuber is placed in 47. If one chamber has a  of –2000 kPa and the
water other –1200 kPa, which is chamber with higher
(A) water exits the cavity of potato tuber via ?
simple diffusion. (A) B (B) A
(B) water enters the cavity of potato tuber via (C) C (D) Can’t say
simple diffusion.
48. If one of the solutions has  w  0.2MPa and
(C) water exits the cavity of potato tuber via
osmosis other has  w  0.1MPa, what will be direction of
water movement?
(D) water enters the cavity of potato tuber via
osmosis (A) A to B (B) B to A

Questions 42 to 48 are to be solved in reference to the (C) No net movement (D) Random movement
given figure. 49.

42. Which chamber has a lower water potential?

(A) A (B) B
To prevent water from diffusing in pressure is
(C) Both are equal (D) Can’t say
applied. Which of the following statements is
43. Solution of which chamber has more negative correct?
solute potential?
(A) The more the solute, the greater will be
(A) A (B) B pressure required.
(C) Both are equal (d) can’t say (B) The more the solute, the lesser will be
44. In which direction will osmosis occur? pressure required

(A) from A to B (C) The pressure is equal to osmotic potential

exactly.
(B) from B to A
(D) Both (a) & (c)
(C) No net movement
50. Osmotic pressure is (ii) & osmotic potential is (ii)
(D) can’t say (insufficient data)
(A) (i) – positive, (ii) positive
45. Which solution has a higher solute potential?
(B) (i) –negaive, (ii) – positive
(A) B (B) A
(C) (i), – positive, (ii) – positive
(C) Both are equal (D) can’t say
(D) (i) – negative, (ii) – negative
46. At equilibrium which chamber will have lower
water potential?
(A) B (B) A
(C) Both are equal (D) Insufficient data
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11.2.3 Plasmolysis 55.

51. Match the columns

A B
(i) Isotonic I. external solution is
more dilute
(ii) Hypotonic II. external solution is
Identify A, B & C in given figure.
more concentrated
(A) A – plasmolysed, B – isotonic
(iii) Hypertonic III. external solution
balances the osmotic pressure of cytoplasm (B) B – flaccid, C – hypertonic
(A) (i)-I, (ii)-III, (iii)-II (C) A – hypotonic, C – hypotonic

(B) (i)-III, (ii)-I, (iii)-II (D) A – turgid, B – flaccid

(C) (i)-III, (ii)-II, (iii)-I 56. The process of plasmolysis is

(D) (i)-II, (ii)-I, (iii)-III (A) always irreversible (B) always reversible
52. Cells (C) usually reversible (D) always temporary
(A) swell in hypotonic, shrink in isotonic 57. Plant cells do not rupture in hypotonic solution
due to
(B) swell in isotonic, shrink in hypertonic
(A) turgor pressure (B) pressure potential
(C) swell in hypertonic, shrink in hypotonic
(C) cell membrane (D) cell wall
(D) swell in hypotonic, shrink in hypertonic
58. What will be  p of flaccid cell
53. Plasmolysis occurs
(A) in hypotonic solution (A) positive (B) negative
(B) when water moves into the cell (C) zero (D) any of the above
(C) when solution has more solute than 11.2.4 Imbibition
protoplasm
(D) when cell membrane becomes turgid 59. Imbibition
(A) Causes reduction in volume
54. When water moves out of a cell placed in
hypertonic solution. (B) is a type of active transport
(A) water is first lost from vacuole, then (C) is along the concentration gradient
cytoplasm (D) occurs in gases
(B) water is first lost from cytoplasm, then
vacuole
11-3 Long distance transport of water
(C) water is first lost from tonoplast, then 60. Bulk movement of substances through vascular
cytoplasm tissues of plants is called
(D) water is first lost from cytoplasm, then (A) Active transport
tonoplat
(B) Facilitated diffusion
(C) Transportation
(D) Translocation
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61. Substances in mass flow 67. Symplastic system of cells is connected through
(A) are swept at some pace in solution (A) nucleoplasmic strands extending through
(B) are swept at speed depending upon size. phragmosomes

(C) are swept at some pace in suspensions (B) nucleoplasmic strands extending through
plasmodesmata
(D) Both (a) and (c)
(C) cytoplasmic strands extending through
62. Bulk flow is achieved by phragmosomes
(a) positive water pressure gradient (D) cytoplasmic strands extending through
(b) negative water pressure gradient plasmodesmata
(c) Both (a) and (b) 68. Cytoplasmic streaming
(d) It rarely depends on pressure gradient (A) helps in long distance transport
63. Xylem is associated with translocation of mainly (B) can be seen in Hydrilla leaf
(i) Water (ii) organic solutes and (C) may be part of symplastic movement
surcrose (D) Both (b) & (c)
(iii) mineral salts (iv) organic nitrogen 69. Most of the water flow in roots occurs via
(v) inorganic solute (vi) hormones (A) symplast through living cells
Choose correct combination (B) symplast through cortical cells
(A) i, v, iii (B) ii, vi, iv (C) apoplast through intercellular spaces
(C) iii, vi, iv (D) i, ii, iii (D) apoplast through endodermal cells
11.3.1 How do plants absorb water? 70. Water movement through root tissues
(A) can be initially symplastic and finally
64. Absorption of water along with mineral solutes by
apoplastic
root hairs is
(B) has to be ultimately apoplastic
(A) purely by facilitated diffusion
(C) can be completely apoplastic
(B) purely by diffusion
(D) None of the above is correct.
(C) purely by active transport
71. Read the given statements
(D) by a combination of diffusion and active
transport (i) Mycorrhiza is symbiotic bacterial association
of root system.
65. Apoplast is continuous throughout the plant,
except at (ii) Mycorrhiza helps in water absorption.
(A) endodermis (B) casparian strips (iii) Mycorrhiza may penetrate root cells
(C) plasmodesmata (D) tracheids (iv) Mycorrhiza may from a network around
young root.
66. Apoplastic movement involves
Which of these statements is correct?
(A) crossing the cell membrane
(A) 1 (B) 2
(B) crossing the tonoplast
(C) 3 (D) 4
(C) crossing the cell wall
(D) Both (a) and (c)
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72. Which of the following statements about (D) mostly negative

mycorrhizae is correct? 76. Guttation occurs
(A) Fungus provides N-containing compounds to (A) due to negative root pressure and low
plant roots. evaporation
(B) Roots provide minerals & water to (B) due to positive root pressure and low
mycorrhizae. evaporation
(C) Pinus seeds cannot germinate without (C) due to negative root pressure and high
mycorrhizae evaporation
(D) Both (a) & (c) (D) due to positive root pressure and high
11.3.2 Water movement a plant evaporation
77. Root pressure contributes in
73.
(A) majority of plant water transport
(B) transpirational pull
(C) re-establishing the continuous chain of water
in xylem
(D) Both (a) & (c)
78.

Identify the correct labels in given figures

(A) (i)-Cortex, (ii)-Plasmodesmata, (iii)-
Endodermis, (iv)-pericycle
(B) (i)-Casparian strips, (ii)-Plasmodesmata, (iii)-
Pericycle, (iv)-Cortex
(C) (i)-Cytoplasmic extension, (ii)-Cortex, (iii)-
Endodermis, (iv)-Pericycle
(d) (i)-Endodermis (ii)-Cytoplasmic extension,
(iii)-Cortex, (iv)-Pericycle
Identify the correct lables for given figure.
11.3.2.1 Root Pressure
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
74. Root pressure is caused by (A) Apoplastic symplastic xylem phloem
(A) active transport of ions into roots Pathway pathway
(B) passive transport of water into roots (B) symplastic apoplastic xylem phloem
(C) active transport of water into roots Pathway pathway
(D) both (a) & (b) (C) Apoplastic symplatic phloem xylem
75. Root pressure is Pathway pathway
(A) always positive (D) symplastic Apoplastic Phloem xylem
(B) always negative Pathway pathway
(C) mostly positive
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11.3.2.2 Transpiration pull (B) When guard cells are flaccid, stoma opens
(C) When guard cells lose turgor, elastic outer
79. Which of the statements is correct? walls regain their original shape and stoma closes
(A) About 30% water reaching leaves is (D) None of these
transpired
85. How many of the following are plant factors
(B) About 80% water reaching leaves is affecting transpiration?
transpired
Water status of plant, number of stomata, wind
(C) About 90% water reaching leaves is speed, light, canopy structure, humidity,
transpired temperature
(D) About 99% water reaching leaves is (A) 7 (B) 3
transpired
(C) 4 (D) 5
11.4 Transpiration 86.
80. The immediate cause of opening and closing of
stomata is
(A) change in CO2 concentration
(B) change in turgidity of guard cell
Choose the correct labels for the given figure
(C) change in concentration in complementary
cell (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) change in water (moisture) content of air. (A) Guard cell Microfibril Stomatal
aperture
81. Stomatal aperture is (B) Microfibril Guard cell Stomatal
(A) cell between guard cells aperture
(C) Stomatal aperture Microfibril Guard cell
(B) Pore between guard cell
(D) Guard cell Stomatal Microfibril
(C) Inner wall of guard cell aperture
(D) Inner wall of subsidiary cell 87. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
82. Inner wall of each guard cell is (A) Cohesion is the property of xylem sap.
(A) thin and inelastic (B) Adhesion is the attraction of water molecules
to surface of tracheary elements
(B) thin and elastic
(C) Adhesion is a property of xylem wall.
(C) thick and inelastic
(D) Capillarity is the ability of water to ascend in
(D) thick and elastic
thin tubes.
83. microfibrils of cell wall of guard cell are
88. Water is moved from xylem to leaf cells by
(A) proteinaceous and radial
(A) a push force of continuously upcoming xylem
(B) proteinaceous and longitudinal sap
(C) cellulosic and radial (B) a push force of water incoming from phloem
(D) cellulosic and longitudinal (C) a pull force of cohesion between water
84. Which of these statements about stomata opening molecules
or closing is correct? (D) a pull force of water diffusing into air.
(A) When guard cells are turgid, stoma closes
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89. Why does water diffuse into the surrounding?
(A) Due to lower concentration of water vapour
in atmosphere.
(B) Due to lower concentration of water vapour
in the sub-stomatal cavity.
(C) due to lower concentration of water vapour in
the intercellular spaces.
(D) Due to lower concentration of water vapour
in the xylem element.
90.
Choose correct option
(A) The figure shows water movement in a
monocot leaf.
(B) The water moves due to a negative pressure
created by xylem.
(C) The water moves due to a push force created
by the water diffusing into surrounding
(D) The figure shows water movement in a dicot
leaf.
11.4.1 Transpiration & Photosynthesis – a
compromise
91. Transpiration
(A) supplies water for photosynthesis
(B) decreases water available for photosynthesis
(C) has no relation with photosynthesis
(D) Both (a) & (b)
92. Read the given statements
(i) Transpiration enables mineral transport
(ii) Transpiration maintains shape of plants.
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(iii) Transpiration enables light absorption by
plants.
(iv) Transpiration causes cooling effect.
Choose the appropriate answer
(A) Statement (i) & (ii) are correct, (iii) & (iv) are
wrong
(B) Statement (iii) & (iv) are correct, (i) & (ii) are
wrong
(C) Statement (i), (ii), (iii) are correct (iv) are
wrong
(D) Statement (i), (ii), (iv), are correct (iii) are
wrong
93. Transpiration cools leaf surface by upto
(A) 2–3oC (B) 5–6oC
(C) 10–15oC (D) 18–20oC
94. A limiting factor for photosynthesis is
(A) Water due to evaporation by high light
intensity
(B) Water due to transpiration
(C) Sunlight due to cooling effect of transpiration
(D) CO2 due to excess transpiration
95. Humidity of rainforests is largely due to
(A) Cycling of nutrients from leaf to root
(B) Cycling of water from leaf to root
(C) Cycling of nutrients from root to leaf
(D) Cycling of water from root to leaf
96. Read the given statements
(I) C4 plants loses double the water lost by C3
plant for same amount of CO2 fixed
(II) C4 plants are more efficient in making sugar
than C3 plants.
Choose the best option
(A) I and II are correct
(B) I is correct and II is incorrect
(C) I is incorrect and II is correct
(D) Both I & II are incorrect
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97. All minerals cannot be passively absorbed by 102. Layer of suberin present in root
roots because (A) in cortical possess ability to passively
(A) They are present as ions which cannot more a transport ions in one direction only.
cross cell membrane. (B) can actively transport selected ions in both
(B) Concentration of minerals in soil is higher the directions.
than the concentration of minerals in roots (C) can transport ions actively in one direction
(C) Both (a) & (b) only.
(D) all minerals are passively absorbed (D) can transport ions in multi directions actively
98. Which of the given statements is correct about 11.5.2 Translocation of mineral ions
uptake of mineral ions?
(A) Active uptake of ions is helps in uptake of 103. After the ions reach xylem, their further transport
water actively to all parts of plant is through
(B) Passive uptake of ions helps in uptake of (A) diffusion (B) active transport
water actively
(C) translocation (D) All of the above
(C) Active uptake of ions help in uptake of water
passively. 104. Chief sinks for mineral elements are the following
except
(D) Passive uptake of ions help in uptake of water
passively. (A) root hairs (B) fruits
99. Ions are absorbed from soil by (C) seeds (D) shoot tip
(A) active transport only 105. Unloading of mineral ions occurs at the fine vein
(B) passive transport only ending through (i) and uptake by cells is (ii)

(C) mostly passive transport (i) (ii)

(D) both active & passive transport (A) active transport diffusion

100. The transport proteins embedded in the plasma (B) diffusion actively
membrane of endodermal cells (C) active transport passive
(A) allow all types of solute to pass to xylem. (D) diffusion passive
(B) allow some solutes to cross the membrane 106. Mineral ions are
(C) shows no selectively (A) rarely remobilized, from mature parts to
(D) Both (a) & (c) young parts.

101. Quantity & types of solute reaching xylem are (B) rarely remobilized from young leaves to old
decided at parts

(A) control points of epidermal cells as the (C) frequently are mobilized from older parts to
transport starts there young parts

(B) control point of pericycle cells as they (D) frequently remobilized from young parts to
surround the xylem older parts

(C) control point of cortical cells as they have 107. Elements most readily mobilized
large intercellular spaces. (A) phosphorous (B) potassium
(D) control point of endodermal cells as they (C) calcium (D) both (A) & (B)
have specific transport proteins and suberin.
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108. Most of the nitrogen travels through xylem as
(A) inorganic ions (B) inorganic complex
(C) organic compounds (D) both (a) & (b)
109. Which of the following is correct
(A) most of the P and S are carried as organic
compounds
(C) most of P and S are carried as inorganic
compounds.
(C) Little of P and S are carried as organic
compounds.
(D) Both (b) & (c)
110. Read the given statements
(A) Some exchange of materials occur between
xylem and phloem
(B) We cannot say that xylem transports only
inorganic nutrients.
Choose the correct option.
(A) I and II both are correct and II is correct
explanation for I
(B) I and II both are correct but II does not
explain I
(C) I is correct and II is incorrect
(D) I and II both are incorrect
11.6 Phloem Transport : Flow from
source to sink
111. Which of the following statements about source
and sink is incorrect
(A) Source is the part which produces food, like
leaf
(B) Sink is the part which needs food
(C) Leaf can never be a sink
(D) Roots may act as a source
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112. Choose the correct option
(A) Movement in phloem is bidirectional-left &
right, while movement in xylem is unidirectional
upward
(B) Movement in phloem is unidirectional
upward while movement in xylem is bidirectional
left & right
(C) Movement in phloem is bidirectional up &
down while movement in xylem is unidirectional
up
(D) movement in phloem is unidirectional
upward while movement in xylem is bidirectional
up & down.
113. Phloem sap includes
(A) water, sucrose, hormones
(B) sucrose only
(C) water and sucrose but no hormones
(D) sucrose and hormones but no water
114. Amino acids are transported by
(A) xylem only
(B) phloem only
(C) both xylem & phloem
(D) neither xylem nor phloem
11.6.1 The pressure flow or mass flow
hypothesis
115. The sugar mainly transported is
(A) Glucose (monosaccharide) \
(B) Glucose (disaccharide)
(C) Sucrose (disaccharide)
(D) Sucrose (monosaccharide)
116. Glucose is converted to sucrose at
(A) the source
(B) the sink
(C) midway in xylem during transport
(D) Sometimes at source and other times at sink
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117. Select the correct pathway for sugar transport by 121.

phloem as per the mass flow hypothesis
(A) Sucrose  Sieve tube  Companion cells via
diffusion
(B) Sucrose  sieve tube  companion cells via
active transport
(C) Sucrose  Companion cells  Sieve tube via
diffusion Identify the correct match
(D) Sucrose  Companion cells  Sieve tube via (A) Sugar enter sieve tube, water follows by
active transport osmosis
118. Loading at source during phloem translocation (B) Sugar leaving sieve tube, water follow by
(A) makes phloem hypertonic and attract water osmosis
from xylem (i) (ii) (iii)
(B) makes phloem hypotonic and attract water (A) A B B
from xylem
(B) B A A
(C) makes phloem hypertonic and attract water
(C) A B A
from shoot cells
(D) B A B
(D) makes phloem hypotonic and attract water
from shoot cells 122. Girdling experiment was used to identify

119. Choose the correct option for phloem transport (A) tissue for water transport
(A) loading is active process and unloading is (B) tissue for food transport
passive (C) tissue for mineral transport
(B) loading is passive process and unloading is (D) Both (a) and (c)
active
123. In girdling experiment, a ring of bark is cut upto
(C) Both loading and unloading are active the depth of
(D) Both loading and unloading are passive (A) the xylem larger
120. Choose the incorrect option for phloem transport (B) the phloem larger
(A) transport occurs due to high osmotic pressure (C) the cortex larger
in phloem
(D) the endodermal larger
(B) transport occurs due to low osmotic pressure
124. In girdling experiment, the stem swells
in xylem.
(A) above the ring, and transport is unidirectional
(C) transport occurs due to water potential
towards roots
gradient
(B) above the ring, and transport is unidirectional
(D) transport occurs due to pressure potential
towards shoot
gradient
(C) below the ring, and transport is unidirectional
towards shoot
(D) Both above and below the ring, and transport
is bidirectional towards root and shoot.
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Answer Key

Q 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Ans C B A C B D B A D B
Q 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans B B C B B C A B D C
Q 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans D A A D B D D B C D
Q 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans A B C C A B B D C A
Q 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans D B B A B A B A A A
Q 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans B D C B A C D C C D
Q 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Ans D C C B B C D D C D
Q 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans C C B D A B C B D B
Q 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans B D C D B B C D A D
Q 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans A D C B D C A C D B
Q 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
Ans D C C A B C D C D A
Q 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
Ans C C A C C A D A C B
Q 121 122 123 124
Ans D B B A