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Transport In Plants

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Why the cortex produces no resistance to movement of water ?

Solution

The cortical cells are loosely packed and produce no resistance to movement of water via cell walls or apoplast.

Some More Questions From Transport in Plants Chapter

What is transmembrane pathway ?

Give the term for the ability to resist a pulling force.

Who introduced the apoplast—symplast concept ?

Why transpiration is more on lower surface than on upper surface of leaves ?

Give the term for the ability to rise in thin tubes.

What is capillarity ?

Name the two forces responsible for the rise of water in a capillary tube.

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?

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