BIOLOGY-Plant Water Relations Questions and Answers

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Q31
What is the term for plants growing in water?
  • A Hydrophytes
  • B Xerophytes
  • C Mesophytes
  • D Halophytes
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Hydrophytes are aquatic plants with adaptations for living in water-saturated environments.
Q32
Which process requires energy for water movement?
  • A Active transport
  • B Osmosis
  • C Diffusion
  • D Imbibition
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Active transport uses ATP to move substances against concentration gradients.
Q33
What is the main force for water movement in the apoplast?
  • A Transpiration pull
  • B Root pressure
  • C Capillarity
  • D Imbibition
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Water moves through apoplast primarily by mass flow driven by transpiration pull.
Q34
Which tissue transports organic nutrients in plants?
  • A Phloem
  • B Xylem
  • C Epidermis
  • D Cambium
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Phloem is responsible for transporting sugars and other organic compounds throughout the plant.
Q35
What is the term for the diffusion of water vapor?
  • A Transpiration
  • B Evaporation
  • C Condensation
  • D Precipitation
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Transpiration involves water vapor diffusion through stomata into the atmosphere.
Q36
Which factor increases root pressure?
  • A High soil moisture
  • B Low soil moisture
  • C High transpiration
  • D Wind
Answer: Option A
Explanation: High soil moisture availability promotes root pressure by facilitating water uptake.
Q37
What is the term for water movement through cell membranes?
  • A Osmosis
  • B Diffusion
  • C Active transport
  • D Bulk flow
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Osmosis specifically refers to water diffusion across selectively permeable membranes.
Q38
Which plant part is most involved in water absorption?
  • A Root hairs
  • B Leaves
  • C Stems
  • D Flowers
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Root hairs on young root regions are specialized for maximum water uptake from soil.
Q39
What is the term for the pressure exerted by cell contents against cell wall?
  • A Turgor pressure
  • B Wall pressure
  • C Osmotic pressure
  • D Root pressure
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Turgor pressure develops when water enters plant cells and presses cytoplasm against rigid cell walls.
Q40
Which process reverses plasmolysis?
  • A Deplasmolysis
  • B Cytolysis
  • C Hemolysis
  • D Plasmoptysis
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Deplasmolysis occurs when plasmolyzed cells are placed in hypotonic solution and regain water.
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