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1. |
Match A and B :
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A. | (v) (iii) (i) (iv) |
B. | (i) (ii) (iii) (v) |
C. | (v) (ii) (i) (iv) |
D. | (iii) (v) (ii) (i) |
Answer» C. (v) (ii) (i) (iv) |
2. |
The pressure at which the entry of water across the semipermiable membrane stops is called ..... |
A. | Turgor pressur |
B. | Root pressure |
C. | Osmotic pressure |
D. | Diffusion pressure |
Answer» C. Osmotic pressure |
3. |
What happens in this figure ? |
A. | Water from beaker will enter the thistle funnel. |
B. | Water from thistle funnel will enter in the beaker. |
C. | Nacl enter from beaker to thistle funnel. |
D. | Osmosis does not occur. |
Answer» D. Osmosis does not occur. |
4. |
A .......... force exists between the walls of xylem vessels and water. |
A. | Cohesion |
B. | Gravitational |
C. | Adhesive |
D. | Transpiration pull |
Answer» C. Adhesive |
5. |
The process by which water is forcibly pushed beyond endodermis of root is known as ......... . |
A. | Apoplast pathway |
B. | Symplast pathway |
C. | Diffusion |
D. | Transmembrane transport |
Answer» D. Transmembrane transport |
6. |
By which type of transpiration largest amount of water is lost ? |
A. | Guttation |
B. | Cuticular |
C. | Stomata |
D. | Lenticular |
Answer» C. Stomata |
7. |
The value of osmotic pressure depends on .......... . |
A. | Concentration of solute |
B. | Concentration of solvent |
C. | Concentration of solution |
D. | Concentration of substrate |
Answer» C. Concentration of solution |
8. |
If the external solution is more dilute than the cytoplasm is known as .......... . |
A. | Hypertonic |
B. | Hypotonic |
C. | Isotonic |
D. | ‘a’ and ‘b’ both |
Answer» B. Hypotonic |
9. |
Membrane protein is responsible for transport of |
A. | Water molecule |
B. | Transpiration of H2O |
C. | Active transport |
D. | Passive transport |
Answer» C. Active transport |
10. |
The +ve value of Ψ P is called .......... |
A. | Osmotic pressure |
B. | Root pressure |
C. | Turgor pressure |
D. | Imbibation pressure |
Answer» C. Turgor pressure |
11. |
What happens in this figure ? |
A. | Exo osmosi |
B. | Endo osmosis |
C. | Cell swollen |
D. | Cell remain in same condition |
Answer» D. Cell remain in same condition |
12. |
In older dying leaves to younger leaves the mineral ions are assimilated into .......... . |
A. | In organic compound |
B. | Organic compound |
C. | Deposition of Inorganic compound and organic compou |
Answer» B. Organic compound |
13. |
Which elements are readily mobilized in plants ? |
A. | S, N, Mo |
B. | K, N, Mo |
C. | P, S, N |
D. | S, N, B |
Answer» C. P, S, N |
14. |
In term of fixing CO2, C4 plants are .......... efficient as C3 plants. |
A. | Thrice |
B. | Twice |
C. | Less |
D. | Not |
Answer» B. Twice |
15. |
When a cell is placed in 0.50M concentrated sugar solution, there is no change in it. So the external solution is called .......... . |
A. | Hypertonic |
B. | Isotonic |
C. | Hypotonic |
D. | Colloidal |
Answer» B. Isotonic |
16. |
The pressure that prevails in cell due to number of substances dissolved in cell sap is .......... . |
A. | Wall pressure |
B. | Turgor pressure |
C. | Osmotic pressure |
D. | Diffusion pressure |
Answer» C. Osmotic pressure |
17. |
The plasmolysed cells regain turgidity and assume original volume under infuence of hypotonic solution. The process is called |
A. | Plasmolysi |
B. | Deplasmolysis |
C. | Endo osmosis |
D. | Exo osmosis |
Answer» B. Deplasmolysis |
18. |
An animalcell placed in pure water will |
A. | Swell up and brust |
B. | Shrink and die |
C. | Shrink and undergo plasmolysis |
D. | Swell up and develop turgidity |
Answer» A. Swell up and brust |
19. |
Passage of water across a selectively permeable membrane is |
A. | Active transport |
B. | Pinocytosis |
C. | Facilitated difusion |
D. | Osmosis |
Answer» D. Osmosis |
20. |
Seeds placed in water imbibe the water becasue of |
A. | Exosmosi |
B. | Higher Ψ W |
C. | Lower Ψ W |
D. | Pressure of vacuoles |
Answer» C. Lower Ψ W |
21. |
In thistle funnel experiment, entry of water into thistle funnel stops after some time automatically due to |
A. | Diffusion of sugar out of thistle funnel. |
B. | External and internal solutions become isotonic. |
C. | Development of hydrostatic pressure in the thistle funnel. |
D. | Development of hydrostatic pressure in the beaker. |
Answer» C. Development of hydrostatic pressure in the thistle funnel. |
22. |
In plants the process in which loss of water occurs in form of water vapour is |
A. | Respiration |
B. | Guttation |
C. | Transpiration |
D. | Exosmosis |
Answer» C. Transpiration |
23. |
Stomatal aperature is surrounded by guard cells and opens when guard cells are |
A. | Flaccid |
B. | Turgid |
C. | Bean shaped |
D. | Dumb-bell shaped |
Answer» B. Turgid |
24. |
Stomatal frequency indicates. |
A. | Number of stomata per unit area |
B. | Rate of water loss |
C. | Rate of gaseous exchange |
D. | Width of stomatal aperature |
Answer» A. Number of stomata per unit area |
25. |
In dorsiventral leaf, the number of stomata per unit area are generally. |
A. | Same on both the surface |
B. | More on lower surface (epidermis) |
C. | More on upper surface (epidermis) |
D. | Absent on upper surface |
Answer» B. More on lower surface (epidermis) |
26. |
In isobilateral leaf, the number of stomata per unit area are. |
A. | More on upper surface |
B. | More on lower surface |
C. | Approximately same on both the surfaces |
D. | Absent on both the surfaces |
Answer» C. Approximately same on both the surfaces |
27. |
The loss of water in form of water drops is called. |
A. | Transpiration |
B. | Respiration |
C. | Guttation |
D. | Exosmosis |
Answer» C. Guttation |
28. |
Transpiration is unavoidable evil because of |
A. | Structure of leaf and harmful effect |
B. | Beneficial and harmful effect. |
C. | Maintenance of turgidity for growth |
D. | Gaseous exchange for photosynthesis and respiration |
Answer» D. Gaseous exchange for photosynthesis and respiration |
29. |
Plants with scotoactive stomata perform |
A. | C4 photosynthesi |
B. | CAM photosynthesis |
C. | C3 photosynthesis |
D. | An oxygenic photosynthesis |
Answer» B. CAM photosynthesis |
30. |
For keeping stomata open, besides K+ ions the guard cells require a constant supply of |
A. | ABA |
B. | ATP |
C. | Organic acid |
D. | Protons |
Answer» B. ATP |
31. |
Transpiration is a process related to |
A. | Osmosi |
B. | Diffusion |
C. | Activated transport |
D. | Facilitated diffusion |
Answer» B. Diffusion |
32. |
Rate of transpiration is inversely related to |
A. | Humidity |
B. | Light |
C. | Temperature |
D. | Water |
Answer» A. Humidity |
33. |
Scotoactive movement of stomata is that |
A. | Stomata open at night |
B. | Stomata open during day |
C. | Stomata close at night |
D. | Stomata open both during day and night |
Answer» A. Stomata open at night |
34. |
The most effective light for stomatal opening is_____________ |
A. | Yellow |
B. | Green |
C. | Red |
D. | Blue |
Answer» D. Blue |
35. |
During high wind velocity, the stomata |
A. | open more widely |
B. | Close down |
C. | Remian unaffected |
D. | Remain unaffected but lose more water due to mass action |
Answer» B. Close down |
36. |
Cobalt chloride is blue in dry state. In contact with moisture, it turns in to |
A. | Yellow |
B. | Pink |
C. | Red |
D. | Green |
Answer» B. Pink |
37. |
The maximum absorption of water by roots occurs in the (region) zone of |
A. | Root cap |
B. | Cell division |
C. | Cell elongation |
D. | Root hairs |
Answer» D. Root hairs |
38. |
The movement of water is along |
A. | Turgor gradien |
B. | DPD gradient |
C. | Diffusion gradient |
D. | Osmotic gradient |
Answer» B. DPD gradient |
39. |
As absorbed water passes towards vascular cylinder, it must enter the cytoplasm of |
A. | Pericycle cell |
B. | Endodermal cells |
C. | Cortical cells |
D. | Xylem parenchyma |
Answer» B. Endodermal cells |
40. |
Water tightly held to soil particles is called (EAMCET 1996) |
A. | Bound water |
B. | Capillary water |
C. | Hygroscopic water |
D. | Runaway water |
Answer» C. Hygroscopic water |
41. |
The phenomenon which forces water upward into tracheal elements of xylem in the root region is |
A. | Transpiration |
B. | Root pressure |
C. | Turgor pressure |
D. | Imbibation pressure |
Answer» B. Root pressure |
42. |
Force for passive water absorption develops in |
A. | Xylem |
B. | Aerial parts |
C. | Root |
D. | Root hairs |
Answer» B. Aerial parts |
43. |
The phenomenon related to active water absorption is |
A. | Transpiration |
B. | Root pressure |
C. | Osmotic pressure |
D. | Translocation |
Answer» B. Root pressure |
44. |
Root pressure can be demonstrated by means of |
A. | wilting |
B. | Guttation |
C. | Transpiration |
D. | Exudation |
Answer» D. Exudation |
45. |
Root pressure theory of ascent of sap is unacceptable because |
A. | Water can ascend without root or root pressure |
B. | Root pressure cannot explain ascent of sap beyond 10 metres. |
C. | Root pressure is more during early morning than afternoon. |
D. | Root pressur does not occur in spring. |
Answer» A. Water can ascend without root or root pressure |
46. |
Transpiration cohesion theory explains that the upwards pull of water is transmitted from top to bottom by cohesion of molecules caused by |
A. | Hydrophilic cell wall |
B. | Hydrogen bonds |
C. | Oxygen bonds |
D. | Surface tension |
Answer» B. Hydrogen bonds |
47. |
Root pressure is unable to explain the ascent of sap because it is not found in |
A. | Bryophyte |
B. | All plants in all reasons |
C. | Trees |
D. | Spring |
Answer» A. Bryophyte |
48. |
Ascent of sap is |
A. | Upward movement of water in the plant |
B. | Downward movement of organic nutrients |
C. | Upward and downward movement of water in the plant |
D. | Redistribution of inorganic substances in the plant |
Answer» D. Redistribution of inorganic substances in the plant |
49. |
In xylem, the ascent of sap takes place in |
A. | Tracheids with associated xylem parenchyma |
B. | Xylem parenchyma |
C. | Walls of tracheary elements |
D. | Lumen of tracheary elements |
Answer» B. Xylem parenchyma |
50. |
Swelling of wooden frames during rains is caused by |
A. | Endo osmosi |
B. | Imbibation |
C. | Capillarity |
D. | Osmosis |
Answer» A. Endo osmosi |
51. |
Dry seeds when placed in waeter swell up due to |
A. | Imbibition |
B. | Absorption |
C. | Diffusion |
D. | Adsorption |
Answer» B. Absorption |
52. |
A cell is plasmolysed after being kept in hypertonic solution. What will be present between cell wall and plasmalemma ? |
A. | Isotonic solution |
B. | Hypertonic solution |
C. | Air |
D. | Hypotonic solution |
Answer» D. Hypotonic solution |
53. |
Raisins placed in water swell up due to (CPMT 1988, KCET 2008) |
A. | Plasmolysi |
B. | Adsorption |
C. | Diffusio |
D. | Endo osmosis |
Answer» C. Diffusio |
54. |
Root hairs absorb water from soil when (AFMC 1988, JIPMER 1986) |
A. | Osmotic concentration is same in the two |
B. | Solute concentration is higher in soil solution |
C. | Solute concentration is higher in root hairs |
D. | Absorption is active |
Answer» D. Absorption is active |
55. |
A cell placed in strong salt solution will shrink because (JIPMER 1986) |
A. | Cytoplasm will decompose |
B. | Mineral salts will break the cell wall |
C. | Salt water enters the cell |
D. | Water comes out by exoosmosis |
Answer» A. Cytoplasm will decompose |
56. |
Osmosis defined as |
A. | Flow of solvent (water) through a semipermiable membrane from less concentrated solution to more concentrated solution. |
B. | Flow of solute from a semipermeable membrane |
C. | Flow of water without a membrane |
D. | None ot the above |
Answer» A. Flow of solvent (water) through a semipermiable membrane from less concentrated solution to more concentrated solution. |
57. |
A cell increase in volume if the external medium is (Har. PMT 2005) |
A. | Hypotonic |
B. | Hypertonic |
C. | Isotonic |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. Hypotonic |
58. |
If a cell gets reduced in size when placed in solution, the solution is (CPMT 1988, AFMC 2009) |
A. | Hypertonic |
B. | Hypotonic |
C. | Weak |
D. | Saturated |
Answer» A. Hypertonic |
59. |
In a hypertonic solution a cell’s water potential |
A. | Decrease |
B. | Increases |
C. | First increases then decreases |
D. | No change |
Answer» A. Decrease |
60. |
An example of selectively permeable membrane is (CPMT 1988) |
A. | Plasmalemma |
B. | Cell wall |
C. | Mitochondrial membrane |
D. | Chloroplast membrane |
Answer» B. Cell wall |
61. |
When beet root cylinders are washed and then placed in cold water, anthocyanin does not come out. This indicates that most likely the plasma membrane is (AFMC 1990) |
A. | Permeable to enthocyanin |
B. | Impermeable to anthocyanin |
C. | Differentially permeable to anthocyanin |
D. | Dead structure |
Answer» D. Dead structure |
62. |
Water potential is equal to (CBSE 1988, AMV 1997) |
A. | Ψ S + OP |
B. | Ψ S = TP |
C. | Ψ P + Ψ W |
D. | Ψ P + Ψ W |
Answer» D. Ψ P + Ψ W |
63. |
Purple cabbage leaves do not pass out colour in cold water but do so in hot water becasue (AFMC 1988) |
A. | Hot water enters the cell faster |
B. | Pigment is not soluble in cold water |
C. | Hot water destroys cell walls |
D. | Hot water kills plasmalemma and makes it permeable |
Answer» A. Hot water enters the cell faster |
64. |
Which one option does not involve osmosis ? (MPPMT 1991) |
A. | Water passing from one xylem element to the other above it. |
B. | Water passing from soil to root hair |
C. | Water passing into mesophyll cell from xylem |
D. | Water passing from root hair cell to cortical cell |
Answer» B. Water passing from soil to root hair |
65. |
A bottle filled with previously moistened mustard seeds and water was screw capped tightly and kept in a corner. It blew up suddenly after about half an hour. The phenomenon involved is |
A. | Diffusion |
B. | Imbibition |
C. | Osmosis |
D. | DPD (CBSE 1990) |
Answer» B. Imbibition |
66. |
When concentration of solutes is low in the soil, absorption of water is (CMPT 1987, KCET 2007) |
A. | Stopped |
B. | Increased |
C. | Retarded |
D. | Normal |
Answer» D. Normal |
67. |
Guard cells differ from epidermal cells in having. (CPMT 1993, CBSE 2011) |
A. | Mitochondria |
B. | Vacuoles |
C. | Cell wall |
D. | Chloroplast |
Answer» B. Vacuoles |
68. |
Wilting in plants occurs when (CPMT 1987, 1991, 2002, AFMC 2005, BHU 2006, WB 2008) |
A. | Phloem is blocked |
B. | Xylem is removed / blocked |
C. | Pith is removed |
D. | A few leaves are removed |
Answer» B. Xylem is removed / blocked |
69. |
Guttation is the process of elimination of water from plants through (BHU 1986, JIPMER 1987, MPPMT 1995, Orissa 2003) |
A. | Stomata |
B. | Hydathodes |
C. | Lenticels |
D. | Wounds |
Answer» D. Wounds |
70. |
What is the action spectrum of transpiration ? (RPMT 1995, CET Chd. 2006) |
A. | Green and ultraviolet |
B. | Orange and red |
C. | Blue and far red |
D. | Blue and red |
Answer» A. Green and ultraviolet |
71. |
Stomata open during day time because the guard cells (CPMT 1987) |
A. | Produce osmotically active sugars or organic acids |
B. | Are thin walled |
C. | Are bean shaped |
D. | Have to help in gaseous exchange |
Answer» D. Have to help in gaseous exchange |
72. |
Stomatal opening is under the control of (KCET 1988, Manipur 2005) |
A. | Epidemal cell |
B. | Pallisde cells |
C. | Spongy cells |
D. | Guard cells |
Answer» B. Pallisde cells |
73. |
Maximum transpiration takes place from |
A. | Stem |
B. | Leaves |
C. | Roots |
D. | Flowers and fruits |
Answer» B. Leaves |
74. |
It is produced during water stress that brings stomatal closure. (AMU 1992, CBSE 1993, 1994, 2001, RPMT 2000, JIPMER 2000, Orissa 2009, MP PMt 1992) |
A. | Ethylene |
B. | Abscisic acid |
C. | Ferulic acid |
D. | Coumarin |
Answer» D. Coumarin |
75. |
Transpiration is least in (CBSE 1998, BHU, 1987, KCET 2006) |
A. | Good soil moisture |
B. | Hight wind velocity |
C. | Dry environment |
D. | High atmospheric humidity |
Answer» C. Dry environment |
76. |
Transpiration is high in (MP PMT 1993) |
A. | Rainy season |
B. | Winter |
C. | High temperature |
D. | Low wind velocity |
Answer» D. Low wind velocity |
77. |
Potometer is an instrument that measures (Pb. PMT 1998, Manipur 2005) |
A. | Respiration |
B. | Photosynthesis |
C. | Growth |
D. | Transpiration |
Answer» D. Transpiration |
78. |
Wilting appears due to excessive. (MP PMT 1989, RPMT 2000, AFMC 2001, Pb. PMT 2001) |
A. | Respiration |
B. | Photosynthesis |
C. | Absorption |
D. | Transpiration |
Answer» A. Respiration |
79. |
Transpiration is regulated by movement of (JIMER 2004) |
A. | Guard cell |
B. | Subsidiary cells |
C. | Epidermal cells |
D. | Mesophyll cells |
Answer» B. Subsidiary cells |
80. |
Rate of transpiration is reduced with (CPMT 1987, MPPMT 1999) |
A. | Rise in temperature |
B. | Decrease in light intensity |
C. | Increase in wind velocity |
D. | Increase in water uptake |
Answer» B. Decrease in light intensity |
81. |
In terrestrial habitats, temperature and railfall conditions are influenced by (CBSE 1989) |
A. | Water transformation |
B. | Transpiration |
C. | Thermoperiodism |
D. | Translocation |
Answer» A. Water transformation |
82. |
Conversion of starch to organic acids is required for (CBSE 1992) |
A. | Stomatal opening |
B. | Stomatal closing |
C. | Stomatal formation |
D. | Stomatal activity |
Answer» C. Stomatal formation |
83. |
Element involved in stomatal regulation its opening and closing is(CPMT 1989, 2004, Kerala 2000, Manipal 2001, Pb. PMT 2001, Uttrakhant 2001, DPMT 2002, Wardha 2003, 2011, AMU 2005) |
A. | Zinc |
B. | Magnesium |
C. | Potassium |
D. | Iron |
Answer» A. Zinc |
84. |
In guard cells when sugar is converted into starch, the stomatal pore (CBSE 1997) |
A. | Closed completely |
B. | Opens partiall |
C. | Opens fully |
D. | Remains unchanged |
Answer» A. Closed completely |
85. |
Water will be absorbed by root hairs when the externael medium is (JIPMER 1986, AFMC 1993) |
A. | Hypotonic |
B. | Hypertonic |
C. | Isotonic |
D. | Viscous |
Answer» C. Isotonic |
86. |
Root hairs occur in the zone of (Kerala 2003) |
A. | Cell division |
B. | Cell elongation |
C. | Cell maturatio |
D. | Mature cells |
Answer» C. Cell maturatio |
87. |
Path of water movement from soil to xylem is (CPMT 1989, Kerala 2008) |
A. | Meta xylem - protoxylem - cortex - soil - roothair |
B. | Cortex - root hair - endodermis - pericycle - protoxylem - meta xylem |
C. | Soil - root hair - cortex - endodermis - pericycle - protoxylem - meta xylem |
D. | Pericycle - soil - root hair - cortex endodermis - protoxylem metaxylem |
Answer» C. Soil - root hair - cortex - endodermis - pericycle - protoxylem - meta xylem |
88. |
Water in plants is transported by or ascent of sap takes place through (BHU 1991, DPMT 1987, CPMT 1983, 1996, MHTCET 2009) |
A. | Cambium |
B. | Phloem |
C. | Xylem |
D. | Epidermis |
Answer» A. Cambium |
89. |
Water rises in the stem due to (RPMT 2000) |
A. | Cohesion and transpiration pull |
B. | Turgor pressure |
C. | Osmotic pressure |
D. | Root pressure (negative) |
Answer» C. Osmotic pressure |
90. |
The principal pathway of water translocation in angiospermis is (CBSE 1990) |
A. | Sieve cell |
B. | Sieve tube elements |
C. | Xylem vessel system |
D. | Xylem and phloem |
Answer» B. Sieve tube elements |
91. |
Which contributes most to the transport of water from soil to the leaves of a tree ? (CPMT 1989, MPPMT 1989) |
A. | Root pressure |
B. | Cohesion of water and transpiration pull |
C. | Capillary rise of water inside xylem |
D. | Hydrolysis of ATP |
Answer» D. Hydrolysis of ATP |
92. |
Cohesive force of water is due to (EAMCET 1989, EPMT 2005) |
A. | O-bond |
B. | OH-bonds |
C. | S-bonds |
D. | H-bonds |
Answer» C. S-bonds |
93. |
Diffusion of water through selectively permeable membrane is (CPMT 1993) |
A. | Diffusion |
B. | Imbibation |
C. | Osmosis |
D. | Translocation |
Answer» C. Osmosis |
94. |
A higher plant cell covered with cutin and suberin is placed in water, after 15 minutes, the cell (BHU 1993) |
A. | Will be killed |
B. | Size will increase |
C. | Size will remain unchanged |
D. | Size will decrease |
Answer» D. Size will decrease |
95. |
Plant cell kept in hypertonic solution will get (MPPMT 1994) |
A. | Lysed |
B. | Turgid |
C. | Deplasmolysed |
D. | Plasmoysed |
Answer» B. Turgid |
96. |
The movement of free atoms from higher concentration to lower concentration is called. (RPMT 1995) |
A. | Osmosi |
B. | Diffusion |
C. | Endosmosis |
D. | Exosmosis |
Answer» A. Osmosi |
97. |
Plasmolysis is due to (CPMT 1995) |
A. | Exosmosi |
B. | Endosmosis |
C. | Osmosis |
D. | Adsorption |
Answer» C. Osmosis |
98. |
Cotton fibres dipped in water absorb water through (RPMT 1996) |
A. | Endosmosi |
B. | Exosmosis |
C. | Capillarity |
D. | Imbibition |
Answer» B. Exosmosis |
99. |
With rise in turgidity, wall pressure will (CBSE 1997) |
A. | Decrease |
B. | Increase |
C. | Fluctuate |
D. | Remain unchanged |
Answer» A. Decrease |
100. |
Root pressur is due to (MPPMT 1993, Har. PMT 2003, Orissa 2011) |
A. | Active absorption |
B. | Passive absorption |
C. | Increased transpiration |
D. | Increased photosynthesis |
Answer» D. Increased photosynthesis |
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