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MEANS OF TRANSPORT
1. Regarding diffusion, which statement is wrong? d. The diffusion of hydrophobic substances with the
a. It is the slow movement of gases, liquids & solutes help of membrane protein channels and without
from higher concentrated region to lower expenditure of ATP.
concentrated region without energy expenditure. 6. Huge protein channels present on the membranes of
b. It may be from one part of the cell to the other or bacteria, plastids, mitochondria etc. are
from cell to cell, or over short distances. a. Porins b. Murein
c. It is dependent on a ‘living system’. c. Ferretin d. Glutelin
d. It is the only means for gaseous movement in a 7. Observe the given figure. What do 1, 2 & 3 represent?
plant body.
2. Factors affecting diffusion rates include
a. Concentration gradient & Size of the substances
b. Permeability of the membrane.
c. Temperature and pressure.
d. All the above
3. If two molecules together cross the membrane in same
direction, it is called a. 1- Uniport, 2- Antiport, 3- Symport
a. Uniport b. Symport b. 1- Antiport, 2- Symport, 3- Uniport
c. Antiport d. Simple diffusion c. 1- Uniport, 2- Symport, 3- Antiport
4. The physical process involved in the release of d. 1- Symport, 2- Uniport, 3- Antiport
molecular oxygen from leaves is 8. Analyze the table given below.
a. Diffusion b. Transpiration Facilitated Active
c. Osmosis d. Capillarity Property
transport transport
5. Facilitated diffusion is Requires special
Yes Yes
a. The diffusion of hydrophobic substances with the membrane proteins
help of membrane protein channels and with Highly selective A Yes
expenditure of ATP. Transport saturates Yes B
b. The diffusion of hydrophilic substances with the Uphill transport C Yes
Requires ATP energy No D
help of membrane protein channels and with
expenditure of ATP. a. A= No, B= Yes, C= No, D= No
c. The diffusion of hydrophilic substances with the b. A= Yes, B= Yes, C= No, D= No
help of membrane protein channels and without c. A= Yes, B= Yes, C= No, D= Yes
expenditure of ATP. d. A= No, B= Yes, C= No, D= No

PLANT-WATER RELATIONS
9. What statement can be cited for 10% NaCl solution and c. Hypertonic d. Isotonic
10% sugar solution present? 12. Which of the following statement is not correct?
a. Both have equal OP a. Plants absorb excess quantity of water
b. The concentration of NaCl solution will be less than b. Plants take small quantity of mineral salts through
concentration of sugar solution soil water
c. The OP of sugar solution will be higher than OP of c. Water and inorganic salts may also simultaneously
NaCl solution by root hair
d. DPD of NaCl solution will be higher than DPD of d. Plant absorb only one thing at a time water or
sugar solution inorganic salts
10. If a plant cell is immersed in water, the water continues 13. One molar solution of which substance will have
to enter the cell until the maximum O.P?
a. Salt concentration is same inside the cell as outside a. NaCl b. Glucose
b. Cell bursts c. Fructose d. Starch
c. Concentration of water is the same inside the cell 14. Pieces of beet root do not lose their colour in cold water,
as outside but do so in boiling water because
d. Diffusion pressure deficit is the same inside the cell a. The cell wall is killed in boiling water
as out side b. Hot water can enter the cells readily
11. If a cell swells, after being placed in solution, the c. The plasma membrane gets killed in boiling water
solution is and becomes permeable
a. Neutral b. Hypotonic d. The pigment is not soluble in cold water
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15. Which of the following is a rapid type of absorption? a. Ψw = Ψs + Ψp b. Ψw = Ψs – Ψp
a. Passive absorption b. Active absorption c. Ψs = Ψw + Ψp d. Ψs = Ψw – Ψp
c. Salt absorption d. Root absorption
Osmosis
16. The form of water absorbed by plant's root system, from
27. Osmosis is
the soil is
a. Passage of weak solution into a strong solution
a. Hygroscopic water b. Gravitational water
when the two are separated by a semipermeable
c. Capillary water d. All the above
membrane
17. The pathway of water from soil up to the secondary
b. Passage of solute from a weak solution to a strong
xylem is
solution when the two are separated by a
a. Soil → root hair → cortex → endodermis →
semipermeable membrane
pericycle → protoxylem → Meta xylem
c. The passage of solvent from a weak solution to a
b. Metaxylem → protoxylem → pericycle → cortex →
strong solution when the two are separated by a
endodermis → soil → root hair
semipermeable membrane
c. Cortex → root hair → endodermis → pericycle →
d. Diffusion of solvent molecules through a
protoxylem → metaxylem
semipermeable membrane
d. Pericycle → soil → root hairy→ cortex →
e. Diffusion of water molecules through a selectively
endodermis → protoxylem → metaxylem
permeable membrane
18. Humus in soil is necessary for plant growth because it
28. The important determinants of movement of molecules
a. Increases aeration and water absorption capacity
in or out of the plant cell are
of soil
a. Cell membrane and cell wall
b. Makes soil compact
b. Cell membrane and tonoplast
c. Makes soil sterile
c. Tonoplast and cell wall
d. Decreases rate of percolation
d. Cell membrane, tonoplast and cell wall
19. Water will be absorbed by root hairs when
29. In thistle funnel experiment, entry of water into thistle
a. Concentration of salts in the soil is high
funnel stops after some time automatically due to
b. Concentration of solutes in the cell sap is high a. Development of hydrostatic pressure in the thistle
c. The plant is rapidly respiring funnel
d. They are separated from the soil by a b. Diffusion of sugar out of thistle funnel
semipermeable membrane c. External and internal solutions become isotonic
20. Water in plants is transported by ascent of sap takes d. Development of hydrostatic pressure in the
beaker
place through
30. Assertion: Osmotic pressure is numerically equivalent
a. Cambium b. Phloem
to the osmotic potential.
c. Xylem d. Epidermis
Reason: Osmotic pressure is the negative pressure,
21. In poorly aerated soil, the rate of water absorption will
while osmotic potential is positive.
a. Increase b. Decrease
a. Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is
c. Remains the same d. None of these
the correct explanation for Assertion
22. Which plant hormone help in active absorption of water
b. Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is
a. Auxin b. GA
not the correct explanation for Assertion.
c. Cytokinin d. ABA
c. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Water Potential (Ψw) d. Assertion and Reason are incorrect
23. Magnitude of lowering of water potential in a solution
Plasmolysis
due to dissolution of a solute is called
31. Given below is the figure representing the conditions of
a. Pressure potential b. Solute potential
plant cells in different types of solutions. Find out the
c. Osmotic pressure d. Turgor pressure
solutions A, B & C.
24. The water potential and osmotic potential of pure water
are
a. Zero & -1 b. Zero & + 1
d. – 1 & +1 d. Zero & Zero
25. Select the wrong statement from the following
a. Solute potential (Ψs) is always negative
b. For a solution at atmospheric pressure, water
potential (Ψw) = solute potential (Ψs) a. A- Isotonic, B- Hypertonic, C- Hypotonic
c. Pressure potential is usually negative b. A- Hypotonic, B- Isotonic, C- Hypertonic
d. Ψw of pure water at standard temperatures, which c. A- Hypertonic, B- Hypotonic, C- Isotonic
is not under any pressure, is zero d. A- Hypertonic, B- Isotonic, C- Hypotonic
26. The relationship among water potential, solute 32. When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water
potential & pressure potential is moves from the cell (area of high water potential)

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across the membrane to outside (area of lower water Imbibition
potential) and the cell shrinks. It is called 35. The process by which water is absorbed by solids like
a. Plasmolysis b. Imbibition colloids causing them to increase in volume is called
c. Exosmosis d. Endosmosis a. Osmosis b. Plasmolysis
33. A plasmolysed cell can be deplasmolysed by placing it in c. Imbibition d. Diffusion
a. Isotonic solution 36. Regarding imbibition, choose the wrong statement from
b. Saturated solution the following.
c. Pure water or hypotonic solution a. Pressure due to swelling of wood can split rocks.
d. Hypertonic solution b. Imbibition requires water potential gradient
34. When a plant cell absorbs water, a pressure called ........... between the absorbent and the liquid imbibed.
develops inside the cell. c. Seedlings are emerged out of the soil due to the
a. Wall pressure imbibition pressure.
b. Turgor pressure d. Difference in concentration gradient and affinity
c. Diffusion pressure between the adsorbent and the liquid are not
d. Osmotic pressure essential for imbibition.

LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORT OF WATER

37. Movement of molecules across a typical plant cell
(about 50 μm) takes about
a. 2.5 s b. 25 s
c. 2.5 minutes d. 1 minute
38. Select the wrong statement.
a. Water, minerals and food are generally moved by a
mass flow system.
b. In mass flow, substances in solution or suspension a. A= Casparian strip, B= Symplast, C= Apoplast, D=
are swept along at the same pace as in a flowing Plasmodesmata, E = Xylem
river. b. A= Plasmodesmata, B= Apoplast, C= Symplast, D=
c. In diffusion, different substances move without Casparian strip, E = Xylem
depending on their concentration gradients. c. A= Plasmodesmata, B= Symplast, C= Apoplast, D=
d. Bulk flow is achieved either through a +ve Casparian strip, E = Xylem
hydrostatic pressure gradient or a -ve hydrostatic d. A= Casparian strip, B= Apoplast, C= Symplast, D=
pressure gradient. Plasmodesmata, E = Xylem
39. Bulk movement of substances in long distance through 44. The endodermis in the roots is impervious to water
the conducting tissues (xylem & phloem) is called because of a band of
a. Translocation b. Diffusion a. Lignified pericycle.
c. Imbibition d. Osmosis b. Suberised pericycle.
How do Plants Absorb Water? c. Lignified casparian strip.
40. Apoplast pathway is the system of adjacent cell walls d. Suberised casparian strip.
that is continuous throughout the plant, except at the 45. Pick out the false statement.
a. Casparian strips of the epidermis in the roots a. Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association of algae with
b. Casparian strips of the endodermis in the roots a root system.
c. Pericycle of the epidermis in the roots b. The roots provide sugars & nitrogen compounds to
d. Pericycle of the endodermis in the roots mycorrhizae.
41. Which of the following is not true regarding Symplastic c. Pinus seeds cannot germinate and establish
pathway? without mycorrhizae.
a. It is the system of interconnected protoplasts. d. All the above
b. Water travels through the cytoplasm; intercellular Water Movement up a Plant
movement is through the plasmodesmata. 46. Root pressure develops due to
c. Water does not enter the cells through the cell a. Passive absorption
membrane; hence the movement is faster. b. Active absorption
d. Movement of water is down a potential gradient. c. Increase in transpiration
42. In Hydrilla leaf, movement of ............... due to cytoplasmic d. Low osmotic potential in soil
streaming is easily visible. 47. A column of water within xylem vessels of tall trees does
a. Chloroplast b. Mitochondria not break under its weight because of
c. Ribosomes d. Endoplasmic reticulum a. Lignification of xylem vessels
43. A pathway of water movement in the root is b. Positive root pressure
represented below. Label A to E correctly.
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c. Dissolved sugars in water the tip of grass blades, and leaves of many herbaceous
d. Tensile strength (cohesion force) of water parts. Such water loss in liquid phase is called
48. Root pressure is higher when a. Guttation b. Transpiration
a. Transpiration is very low and absorption is low c. Translocation d. Dehydration
b. Transpiration and absorption are very high 50. In most plants, majority of water transport occurs by
c. Transpiration and absorption are very low a. Gravitation b. Transpiration pull
d. Transpiration is high and absorption is low c. Transportation d. Guttation
49. At night and early morning, excess water collects in the
form of droplets around special openings of veins near

TRANSPIRATION
51. Process occurring in leaves, which may lower their 61. Which of the following wall of guard cells is thick?
temperature is a. Outer b. Inner
a. Respiration b. Photosynthesis c. Sidewall d. All the three
c. Hydrolysis d. Transpiration 62. The rate of transpiration will be high when there is
52. The metal ion involved in the stomatal regulation is a. Rainy season b. Winter season
a. Iron b. Magnesium c. Summer season d. None of these
c. Zinc d. Potassium 63. Which type of transpiration is more during night
53. The percentage of water lost by herbaceous plants a. Cuticular b. Stomatal
during transpiration is c. Lenticular d. Bark transpiration
a. 80% b. 60% 64. When the stomata are opening; we observe following
c. 40% d. 99% changes in the guard cells
54. When Oak leaf stomata opens, process is a. OP increase, TP decreases
a. Water molecules enter adjacent guard cells b. OP & TP increases
b. Atmosphere outside stomata become less humid c. OP decreases, TP increases
c. Auxins are accumulated in guard cells d. OP & TP decreases
d. Salt molecules are excreted by adjacent guard cells 65. Cuticular transpiration is observed mainly in
55. Wilting of a plant result from excessive a. Xerophytes b. Herbaceous plants
a. Respiration b. Photosynthesis c. Trees d. Shrubs
c. Absorption d. Transpiration 66. Which of the following substance serve as an anti-
56. The rate of transpiration is high when transpirant in plant?
a. The atmosphere is saturated with water vapour a. Phenyl mercuric acetate b. Aspirin
b. The atmosphere is dry and the temperature is high c. Silicon oil d. All of these
c. Light is very dim 67. Which of the atmospheric factor act as anti-transpirant
d. The temperature is low a. SO2 b. CD
57. Excessive loss of water causes wilting of leaves, it can be c. CO2 d. All pollutant gasses
prevented by 68. What will be the effects on stomata, if relative humidity
a. Keeping the plant in bright light is 100% in atmosphere
b. Spraying the plant with alcohol a. Completely open b. Partially open
c. Applying Vaseline on the leaf surface c. No effects d. Closed
d. Adding high amounts of fertilizers to the soil 69. Which of the following is produced during water stress
58. Leaves which appear wilted in the day time recover at condition?
night because a. Cytokinin b. ABA
a. Light is essential for photosynthesis c. Phytochrome d. ATPase
b. The stomata close down, temperature decrease, 70. Which chemical is used to detect transpiration
transpiration is reduced and the plant is able to comparatively?
absorb more water from the soil a. Calcium carbonate b. Cobalt carbonate
c. Respiration and translocation of organic substance c. Cobalt chloride d. Mercuric acetate
both increase 71. In guard cells
d. The plant is sleeping because of dark conditions a. The inner wall is thin and outer wall is thick.
59. Conversion of starch to organic acid is essential for b. The inner wall is thick and outer wall is thin.
a. Stomatal closure b. Stomatal opening c. The inner wall and outer wall are thick.
c. Stomatal initiation d. Stomatal growth d. The inner wall and outer wall are thin.
60. Increase in CO2 concentration around leaf results in 72. Usually in a dicot leaf
a. Partial closure of stomata a. Upper surface has a greater number of stomata
b. Rapid opening of stomata b. Lower surface has a greater number of stomata
c. Complete closure of stomata c. Both surfaces have equal number of stomata
d. No effect on stomatal opening d. Upper surface has no stomata
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73. Which one of the following will not directly affect
transpiration?
a. Temperature & light b. Humidity & wind
c. Canopy structure d. Chlorophyll content
74. The transpiration-driven ascent of xylem sap depends
which of the following physical properties of water?
a. Cohesion b. Adhesion
c. Surface Tension d. All the above
75. Assertion: Cohesion, adhesion and surface tension give
high tensile strength to water.
Reason: Capillarity is aided by small diameter of the
tracheary elements.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is
the correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is
not the correct explanation of assertion.
c. Assertion is true but reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false.
76. Pick out the false statement.
a. As water evaporates through the stomata, since
there is a continuous thin film of water over the
cells, water pulls into the leaf from the xylem.
UPTAKE AND TRANSPORT OF MINERAL NUTRIENTS
Uptake of Mineral Ions
79. Assertion: Most minerals are actively absorbed by the
roots.
Reason: Minerals occur in the soil as ions which cannot
move across cell membranes and the concentration of
minerals in the soil is lower than that in the root.
a. Assertion and reason are true and reason is the
correct explanation of assertion.
b. Assertion and reason are true but reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion.
c. Assertion is true but reason is false.
d. Assertion and reason are false.
80. Transport proteins of endodermal cells are control
points where a plant adjusts the quantity and types of
solutes that reach the xylem. Root endodermis is able to
actively transport ions in one direction only because of
the layer of
a. Lignin b. Actin c. Inulin d. Suberin
Translocation of Mineral Ions
81. Which of the following is not the chief sinks for the
mineral elements?
PHLOEM TRANSPORT: FLOW FROM SOURCE TO SINK
84. In phloem transport, source and sink may be reversed
a. Depending on the season or the type of phloem.
b. Depending on the plant’s needs or type of phloem.
c. Depending on the season or plant’s needs.
d. Depending only on the season.
85. Regarding xylem and phloem transport, which is true?
a. In phloem, the movement can be bi-directional.
b. In xylem, the movement is multidirectional.
b. Concentration of atmospheric water vapour is
higher as compared to the substomatal cavity and
intercellular spaces.
c. The forces generated by transpiration create
pressures sufficient to lift a xylem sized column of
water over 130 metres high.
d. The humidity of rainforests is mainly due to this
cycling of water from root to leaf to atmosphere
and back to the soil.
77. Choose the correct statement from the following.
a. C4 plants are twice as efficient as C 3 plants in
making sugar.
b. C3 plants are twice as efficient as C 4 plants in
making sugar.
c. C4 plants lose only quarter as much water as a C3
plant for the same amount of CO2 fixed.
d. C3 plants lose only half as much water as a C4 plant
for the same amount of CO2 fixed.
78. Which of the following is not the use of transpiration?
a. Absorption and transport.
b. Supplies water for photosynthesis.
c. Warms the leaf surfaces.
d. Maintains the shape and structure of the plants by
keeping cells turgid.
a. Growing regions and Young leaves.
b. Developing flowers, fruits and seeds.
c. Senescent parts.
d. Storage organs.
82. Elements most readily mobilized are
a. Phosphorus, sulphur, nitrogen and calcium.
b. Phosphorus, sulphur, nitrogen and potassium.
c. Phosphorus, sulphur, sodium and potassium.
d. Phosphorus, calcium, sodium and potassium.
83. Assertion: We cannot clearly say that xylem transports
only inorganic nutrients while phloem transports only
organic materials.
Reason: Small amounts of Phosphorous and Sulphur
are also carried as organic compounds. There is also
exchange of materials between xylem and phloem.
a. Assertion and reason are true and reason is the
correct explanation of assertion.
b. Assertion and reason are true but reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion.
c. Assertion is true but reason is false.
d. Assertion and reason are false.
c. Xylem & phloem transports are bidirectional.
d. Xylem & phloem transports are multidirectional.
The Pressure Flow (Mass Flow) Hypothesis
86. Mass flow hypothesis explains the mechanism of
a. Translocation of sugar
b. Translocation of water
c. Translocation of minerals
d. Translocation of vitamins
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87. The loading at source in the phloem is d. The process of loading at source produces a
a. Diffusion b. Active transport hypotonic condition in the phloem.
c. Passive transport d. Imbibition 89. At the time of loading of phloem, sugar moves first to
88. Which of the following statements about the mass flow a. Companion cells b. Sieve tube cells
hypothesis is wrong? c. Xylem vessels d. Phloem fibres
a. It is the accepted mechanism for translocation of 90. Girdling experiment suggests that
sugars from source to sink. a. Xylem is responsible for water & mineral transport.
b. As glucose is prepared at source it is converted to b. Phloem is responsible for translocation of food.
sucrose. c. Phloem transport is bidirectional.
c. Sucrose is actively loaded into a sieve tube. d. Xylem transport is unidirectional.

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