Transport in Plants
- Which of the following criteria does not pertain to facilitated transport?
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Substance that have a hydrophilic moiety, find it difficult to pass through the membrane, their movement has to be facilitated by the membrane protein without expenditure of ATP energy. Facilitated diffusion cannot cause net transport of molecules from a low to a high concentration or uphill transport. Transport rate reaches a maximum when all of the protein transporters are being used (saturation). Facilitated diffusion is very specific.
Correct Option: C
Substance that have a hydrophilic moiety, find it difficult to pass through the membrane, their movement has to be facilitated by the membrane protein without expenditure of ATP energy. Facilitated diffusion cannot cause net transport of molecules from a low to a high concentration or uphill transport. Transport rate reaches a maximum when all of the protein transporters are being used (saturation). Facilitated diffusion is very specific.
- Water vapour comes out from the plant leaf through the stomatal opening. Through the same stomatal opening carbon dioxide diffuses into the plant during photosynthesis. Reason out the above statements using one of following options
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In actively growing plants, water is continuously evaporating from the surface of leaf cells through stomatal opening exposed to air. This is called transpiration. Through the same stomatal opening carbon dioxide diffuses into the plant during photosynthesis. Simultaneously as both are the process of simple diffusion occurs in order of diffusion pressure gradient or diffusion coefficient.
Correct Option: B
In actively growing plants, water is continuously evaporating from the surface of leaf cells through stomatal opening exposed to air. This is called transpiration. Through the same stomatal opening carbon dioxide diffuses into the plant during photosynthesis. Simultaneously as both are the process of simple diffusion occurs in order of diffusion pressure gradient or diffusion coefficient.
- An adaptation for better gaseous exchange in plant leaves is
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Stomata present on lower surface of plant leaves effectively exchange gases without allowing much loss of water from the leaves.
Correct Option: D
Stomata present on lower surface of plant leaves effectively exchange gases without allowing much loss of water from the leaves.
- Bidirectional translocation of minerals takes place in
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Minerals can move upward and downward (bidirectional movement) as well as laterally in phloem. Phloem plays an important role in translocation of minerals.
Correct Option: B
Minerals can move upward and downward (bidirectional movement) as well as laterally in phloem. Phloem plays an important role in translocation of minerals.
- The translocation of organic solutes in sieve tube members is supported by
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P-protein is the supporting factor for the translocation of organic solutes in sieve tubes.
Correct Option: A
P-protein is the supporting factor for the translocation of organic solutes in sieve tubes.