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Transport in Plants
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Roots play insignificant role in absorption of water in

  • Sunflower

  • Pistia

  • Pea

  • Wheat

Answer

B.

Pistia

Pistia is a hydrophyte where absorption of water by root is insignificant. 

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Some More Questions From Transport in Plants Chapter

Which force is first operative in translocation of water through capillarity : cohesive force or adhesive force ?

Name the driving force for water movements in plants.

What are the two factors which affect osmosis?

What is the condition of having more stomata on the lower surface called? 

Name the plant having more stomata on lower surface than on upper surface.

Name the plant having equal number of stomata on both surfaces.

Name the substance which has maximum imbibition capacity.

Rubber cannot imbibe water. Name the solvent which can be imbibed by it.

What is pressure potential ?

If the osmotic potential is - 0.1 then what will be the value of osmotic pressure.