What is the significance of osmosis ? from Biology Transport in P

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21. What is the value of water potential to fully turgid cell and why ?
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22. Define the terms imbibition imbibant, imbibate and imbibition pressure.
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23. Describe the importance of imbibition.
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24. What are the factors affecting the rate of diffusion?
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25. Describe the significance of diffusion.
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26. Define osmosis. Give its types.
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27. What is the significance of osmosis ?


Significance of osmosis :

1. Water molecules diffuse from the soil into root hair by osmosis.

2. Cell to cell movement of water occurs by osmosis.

3. Opening and closing of stomata are due to osmotic changes in guard cells.

4. The flowers remain fully stretched due to osmosis.

5. The plant movements like nyctinasty, seismonasty etc. occur due to the changes in the osmotic pressure.

6. The cells remain fully turgid due to osmosis.

 

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28. Define the term diffusion pressure deficit (DPD) and also write its relation.
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29. Define the terms osmotic pressure and turgor pressure.
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30. Write note on solute potential.
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