Multiple Choice QuestionsThe plant undergoes wilting when
xylem is blocked
cambium is blocked
phloem is blocked
some roots are reduced in number
Ectophloic siphonostele is found in
Osmunda and Equisetum
Marsilea and Botrychium
Adiantum and Cucurbitaceae
Dicksonia and Maiden hair fern
Short Answer TypeMultiple Choice QuestionsA plant cell becomes turgid due to
plasmolysis
exosmosis
endosmosis
electrolysis
C.
endosmosis
Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules through a differentially permeable membrane. Endosmosis leads to diffusion of water into the cell and thus, cell becomes turgid.
Plasmolysis is the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss from osmosis.
Living. cells placed in isotonic solution (0.9% saline) retain their size and shape. This is based on the concept of
osmosis
diffusion
facilitated diffusion
transpiration
In higher plants, continuity of cytoplasm from one cell to its neighbouring cells is established through
apoplast
chloroplast
leucoplast
symplast
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