61.  Which one option does not involve osmosis ?

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 : Option B

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62.  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

Answer : Option B

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63.  When concentration of solutes is low in the soil, absorption of water is

A. Stopped

B. Increased

C. Retarded

D. Normal

Answer : Option D

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64.   Guard cells differ from epidermal cells in having.

A. Mitochondria

B. Vacuoles

C. Cell wall

D. Chloroplast

Answer : Option B

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65.  Wilting in plants occurs when

A. Phloem is blocked

B. Xylem is removed / blocked

C. Pith is removed

D. A few leaves are removed

Answer : Option B

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66.  Guttation is the process of elimination of water from plants through

A. Stomata

B. Hydathodes

C. Lenticels

D. Wounds

Answer : Option D

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67.  What is the action spectrum of transpiration ?

A. Green and ultraviolet

B. Orange and red

C. Blue and far red

D. Blue and red

Answer : Option A

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68.  Stomata open during day time because the guard cells

A. Produce osmotically active sugars or organic acids

B. Are thin walled

C. Are bean shaped

D. Have to help in gaseous exchange

Answer : Option D

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69.  Stomatal opening is under the control of

A. Epidemal cells

B. Pallisde cells

C. Spongy cells

D. Guard cells

Answer : Option B

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70.  Maximum transpiration takes place from

A. Stem

B. Leaves

C. Roots

D. Flowers and fruits

Answer : Option B

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