Two cells A and B are contiguous. Cell A has osmotic pressure 10 atm, turgor pressure-7

atm and diffusion pressure deficit 3 atm. Cell B has osmotic pressure 8 atm, turgor

pressure 3 atm and diffusion pressure deficit 5 atm. The result will be

  • Movement of water from cell B to A

  • No movernent of water

  • Equilibrium between the two

  • Movement of water from cell A to B

Substances that enter living cell by facilitated diffusion are

  • generally polar in nature

  • transported in the direction of concentration gradient 

  • transported with the help of carrier proteins 

  • all of the above

Wooden doors swell up and get stuck during the rainy season. This is due to the

phenomenon of

  • imbibition

  • endosmosis

  • capillarity

  • deplasmolysis.

In plants, water moves from

  • less negative to more negative potential

  • more negative to less negative potential

  • same potentials

  • none of the above.

Stomata opens

  • in day time - for gaseous exchange

  • in day time - no gaseous exchange

  • in night time only - for gaseous exchange

  • in night time only - no gaseous exchange.

If turgor pressure becomes equal to the wall pressure, then

  • water leaves the cell

  • water enters the cell

  • no exchange of water takes place

  • solute goes from the cell into water.

Which of the following helps in ascent of sap?

  • Root pressure

  • Transpiration

  • Capillarity

  • All of these

What do A, B, C and D represent in the following figure?

  • A : carrier protein, B : symport, C : uniport, D : antiport

  •  A : carrier protein, B : uniport, C : antiport, D : symport

  •  A : carrier protein, B : antiport, C : symport, D : uniport

  •  A : carrier protein, B : uniport, C : symport, D : antiport

What is correct about the movement of substance across the membrane in facilitated diffusion?

  • It is an active transport.

  • It cause transport of molecules from low concentration to high concentration.

  •  It is insensitive to inhibitors.

  •  It is a very specific transport.

The water logging capacity of garden soil will be determined by measuring the weight of 

  • soil by adding water and humus

  • water saturated soil then heating the soil till it is dry and then measuring the weight of soil

  • soil by adding water, boimass and humus

  • soil from different locations with biomass.

The modified equation for water potential is

  •  Ψw= Ψs + Ψp

  •  Ψw = Ψs-Ψp

  •  Ψw=Ψs

  •  Ψw=Ψp-Ψs

The value of osmotic potential of an electrolyte is always

  • more than non-electrolyte 

  • less than non-electrolyte 

  • same as non-electrolyte 

  • None of these

Identify the process taking place in this experiment.

 

  • Ringing experiment for translocation of sap

  • Demonstration of root pressure

  • Eosin test to demonstrate ascent of sap

  • Demonstration of transpiration

Who had proposed theory of cohesion and adhesion forces?

  • Dixon and Jolly (1894)

  • Dixon and Benson (1885)

  • Dixon and Jolly (1950)

  • Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose (1850)

Stomatal opening is affected by 

  • nitrogen concentration, carbon dioxide concentration and light

  •  carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and light

  •  nitrogen concentration, light and temperature 

  •  carbon dioxide concentration, nitrogen concentration and temperature 

Translocation of photosynthetic end products in seive tubes is

  • 3-5 mm/h

  • 3-5 cm/h

  • 1-15 cm/h

  • 60-100 cm/h

The ratio of osmotic pressure exerted by 1 M sucrose and 1 M NaCl solution will be

  • (3) 0.1                             

    (4) 0.5

  • (1) 1                                 

    (2) 2

  • 3
  • 4

Glycolate induces opening of stomata in

  • Presence of oxygen

  • Low CO2 concentration

  • High CO2 concentration

  • Absence of CO2

Cell A has osmotic potential of -18 bars and pressure potential of 8 bars, whereas, cell B has osmotic potential of -14 bars and pressure potential 2 bars. The direction of flow of water will be

  • from cell B to cell A

  • from cell A to cell B

  • no flow of water

  • in both the directions

Which of the following is correct about transport or conduction of substances.

  • A. Orgnic food moves upward through xylem

  • B. Organic food move up through phloem

  • C. Inorgani food move upward and downward through xylem

  • D. Organic foo move upward and downward through phloem

Assertion      :       Facilitated diffusion is more rapid than simple diffusion.

Reason         :       Facilitated diffusion involves expenditure of energy unlike simple diffusion.

  1. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
  2. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
  3. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
  4. If both the assertion and reason are false
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Root pressure develops due to

  • active absorption
  • low osmotic potential in soil
  • passive absorption
  • increase in transpiration

In the diagram given below showing the pathway of water movement in the root, A, B, C and D respectively represent:

  • Symplastic pathway, Apoplastic pathway, Phloem and Xylem
  • Apoplastic pathway, Symplastic pathway, Phloem and Xylem
  • Symplastic pathway, Apoplastic pathway, Xylem and Phloem
  • Apoplastic pathway, Symplastic pathway, Xylem and Phloem

Transport of water and minerals is essentially ……a...from roots to stems. Organic and mineral nutrients however, undergo…b…… transport.

  • a-Multidirectional

  • a-Bidirectional

  • b- Mulltidirectional

  • b- Unidirectional

Diffusion

Find the wrong option:

  • Passive

  • Over shorter distances

  • No energy expenditure

  • Movement in ordered fashion

Diffusion

Find the wrong one.

  • 1 .Dependent on living system

  • 2. Ovious in gases and liquids

  • 3 .In solids rather than of solids is more likely

  • 4. Diffusion is very important in plants since it is the only means for gaseous movement within the plant boy

Which of the following is not parameter to affect diffusion concentration? 

  • 1 .Grdient of concentration 

  • 2. Permeaility of the membrane separating them 

  • 3. Temperature, Pressure 

  • 4. Gas constant 

The diffusion of any substance across a membrane depends on 

  • 1 .Solubility in proteins 

  • 2 .Solubility in carbohydrates 

  • 3 .Solubility in lipids 

  • 4. Solubility in glycolipids 

Substances which are soluble in lipids…….a…...But which have a hydrophilic moiety……..b……

  • a- move slowly

  • a- move similarly as that of others

  • b- move faster

  • a- move faster

Water channels are made up of 

  • Eight aquaporins 

  • Eight different types of aquaporins 

  • 3 .Ten aquaporins 

  • Ten different types of aquaporins 

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