211. Active and passive absorption terms were coined by

A Kramer
B Deutrochet
C Priestley
D Renner
Answer :   Renner
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212. Water will be absorbed by root hairs when

A Concentration of salts in the soil high
B Concentration of solutes in the cell sap is high
C The plant is rapidly
D They are separated from the soil by a semipermeable membrane
Answer :   Concentration of solutes in the cell sap is high
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213. In plants the translocation of organic solutes takes place through

A Epidermis
B Xylem
C Phloem
D Pith
Answer :   Phloem
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214. During transpiration turgidity in guard cells is controlled by

A Potassium
B Bromine
C Sodium
D Oxalic acid
Answer :   Potassium
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215. The photometer is based on the principle that

A Transpiration is based on stomatal opening
B Stomata open during day time
C Absorption - Transpiration
D Transpiration tension present in leaves
Answer :   Absorption - Transpiration
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216. If a cell shrinks when placed in a solution, this solution is

A Hypotonic
B Hypertonic
C Isotonic
D Pure solvent
Answer :   Hypertonic
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217. Potato slices are immersed in a series of solution of different osmotic concentrations .No change in volume or weight is observed with slices in a 0.3M solution. The osmotic concentration of vacuolar sap, therefore

A 0.3 M
B Greater than o.3 M
C Less than 0.3 M
D Not related at all to the out side solution
Answer :   0.3 M
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218. Which of the following is not a rhythnic phenomenon

A Stomatal opening & closing
B Guttation
C Nyctinasty
D Photonastic movements
Answer :   Guttation
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219. Stomata are not found in

A Algae
B Mosses
C Ferns
D Liverworts
Answer :   Algae
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220. In apple type of stomata

A Stomata are present only on the upper surface of leaf
B Stomata are present only on the lower surface of leaf
C Stomata are present on both surfaces of leaf
D Stomata are vestigeal
Answer :   Stomata are present only on the lower surface of leaf
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