Class 11 Biology MCQs Transport In Plants for NEET

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Transport In Plants Class 11 MCQs Questions with Answers

Two cells A and B are contiguous. Cell A has osmotic pressure 10 atm, turgor pressure 7 atm and diffusion pressure deficit 3 atm. Cell B has osmotic pressure 8 atm, turgor pressure 3 atm and diffusion pressure deficit 5 atm. The result will be
(a) No movement of water
(b) Movement of water from cell B to A
(c) Movement of water from cell A to B
(d) Equilibrium between the two

Answer: (c) Movement of water from cell A to B


Which one of the following elements in plants is not remobilised?
(a) Calcium
(b) Potassium
(c) Sulphur
(d) Phosphorus

Answer: (a) Calcium


Ψs is always
(a) positive
(b) zero
(c) negative
(d) one

Answer: (c) negative


Cells shrink in _________ solution.
(a) isotonic
(b) hypotonic
(c) hypertonic
(d) hypotonic and hypertonic

Answer: (c) hypertonic


Water is lost in a liquid state in some plants through hydathodes. These hydathodes
(a) do not show any specificity in opening and closing
(b) remain closed during day
(c) remain closed at night
(d) remain always open

Answer: (d) remain always open


Choose the correct sequence of water movement in the plants
(a) Cortex, protoxylem, endodermis, root hair, pericycle, metaxylem
(b) Root hair, cortex, endodermis, pericycle, protoxylem, metaxylem
(c) Root hair, protoxylem, metaxylem, pericycle, cortex, endodermis
(d) Root hair, pericycle, endodermis, cortex, protoxylem, metaxylem

Answer: (b) Root hair, cortex, endodermis, pericycle, protoxylem, metaxylem


Cohesion-tension theory is related to
(a) Transpiration
(b) Respiration
(c) Ascent of sap
(d) Photosynthesis

Answer: (c) Ascent of sap


In wall of guard cell, cellulose microfibrils are arranged
(a) Transversely
(b) Tangently
(c) Radially
(d) Obliquely

Answer: (c) Radially


Rate of transpiration is highest when
(a) Soil is dry and air is humid
(b) Soil is wet and air is dry
(c) Both soil and air are dry
(d) Soil is wet and air is humid

Answer: (b) Soil is wet and air is dry


Stomata close down if relative humidity of atmosphere falls below
(a) 50%
(b) 70%
(c) 80%
(d) 60%

Answer: (a) 50%


Two types of molecules cross the membrane in the same direction, it is called as
(a) Uniport
(b) Symport
(c) Antiport
(d) Multiport

Answer: (b) Symport


If pressure greater than atmospheric pressure is applied to pure water, the water potential
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains same
(d) atmospheric pressure does not affect water potential

Answer: (a) increases


Cohesion theory of water movement in plants was put forth by
(a) Henry Dixon
(b) F. F. Blackman
(c) Melvin cycle
(d) Hans. A. Krebs

Answer: (a) Henry Dixon


When a plant is girdled (ringed)
(a) the root and shoot die at the same time
(b) the shoot dies first
(c) the root dies first
(d) neither root nor shoot will die

Answer: (c) the root dies first


Choose the correct statement/statements. Pumps in active transport are
A. Lipids that bind molecules to pass them through the membrane.
B. Transport molecules uphill.
C. These are specific transporters.
D. These are sensitive to inhibitors.

(a) A and C
(b) A, B and D
(c) B, C and D
(d) C and D

Answer: (c) B, C and D


Assertion (A): K+ ion accumulation found in Nitella depends on its respiratory activity.
Reason (R): Absorption of all ions in plants completely depends on the usage of metabolic energy.
The correct answer is
(a) A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Answer: (c) A is true but R is false


Wilting of a plant results from excessive
(a) respiration
(b) photosynthesis
(c) absorption
(d) transpiration

Answer: (d) transpiration


Diffusion rate is affected by
(a) temperature
(b) membrane permeability
(c) gradient of concentration
(d) all of these

Answer: (d) all of these


Munch hypothesis is based on
(a) Translocation of food due to turgor pressure gradient and imbibition force
(b) Translocation of organic solutes
(c) Translocation of food due to turgor pressure gradient
(d) Translocation of food due to imbibition force

Answer: (c) Translocation of food due to turgor pressure gradient


The water potential and osmotic potential of pure water are
(a) zero and zero
(b) 100 and zero
(c) 100 and 100
(d) None of these

Answer: (a) zero and zero


In a fully turgid cell turgor pressure (T.P.) is equal to
(a) Osmotic pressure
(b) Diffusion pressure deficit
(c) Wall pressure
(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Osmotic pressure


Water is lost in a liquid state in some plants through hydathodes. These hydathodes
(a) do not show any specificity in opening and closing
(b) remain closed during day
(c) remain closed at night
(d) remain always open

Answer: (d) remain always open


Which of the following is the unit of ψ?
(a) Pascal
(b) Joule
(c) Newton
(d) Electron volt

Answer: (a) Pascal


Dry seeds kept in water swell due to
(a) absorption
(b) diffusion
(c) imbibition
(d) none of these

Answer: (c) imbibition


In plants, capillarity is aided by the small diameter of
(a) Trachery elements
(b) Cortical cells
(c) Parenchyma cells
(d) Phloem tissue

Answer: (a) Trachery elements


Transport over longer distances proceeds through the vascular system
(a) Osmosis
(b) Translocation
(c) Transpiration
(d) Diffusion

Answer: (b) Translocation


The system of adjacent cell walls that is continuous throughout the plant is called as
(a) Symplast
(b) Apoplast
(c) Guttation
(d) Root pressure

Answer: (b) Apoplast


Guttation in plants is regulated by
(a) Humidity
(b) Availability of water in soil
(c) Temperature
(d) All of these

Answer: (d) All of these


Which one of the following process help the water- soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts?
(a) Leaching
(b) Fragmentation
(c) Catabolism
(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Leaching


Rupture and fractionalization of water column present in treachery elements does not occur during ascent of sap due to
(a) Cohesion and adhesion
(b) Lignified thick walls
(c) Weak gravitational pull
(d) Transpirational pull

Answer: (a) Cohesion and adhesion


A concept fundamental to understanding water movement is called
(a) Pressure potential
(b) Water potential
(c) Solute potential
(d) Concentration gradient

Answer: (b) Water potential


Potometer works on the principle of
(a) Root pressure
(b) Amount of water absorbed equals to the amount transpired
(c) Osmotic pressure
(d) Potential difference between the tip of the tube and that of the plant

Answer: (b) Amount of water absorbed equals to the amount transpired


Which of the following has highest water potential?
(a) 1 M sugar solution
(b) Distilled water
(c) 1 M salt solution
(d) 1 M sugar solution with 2-3 bar pressure

Answer: (b) Distilled water


Death of protoplasm is a pre-requisite for a vital function like
(a) transport of sap
(b) transport of food
(c) absorption of water
(d) gaseous exchange

Answer: (a) transport of sap


Root system in a plant is well developed
(a) due to deficiency of auxins
(b) due to deficiency of cytokinins
(c) due to deficiency of minerals
(d) for increased absorption of water

Answer: (d) for increased absorption of water


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