Complete Exam Guide Subject-wise practice platform
Transport in Plants

Water Transport in Plants Practice Questions

20 free Water Transport in Plants practice questions for the NCERT Biology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

Start Practice Quiz

Questions

All Water Transport in Plants questions

20 questions
  1. Q1. Which part of the root is primarily responsible for the absorption of water and minerals from the soil?
  2. Q2. The movement of water through the intercellular spaces and the walls of the cells, without crossing any semi-permeable membrane, is called:
  3. Q3. What prevents the apoplastic movement of water into the vascular cylinder at the endodermis?
  4. Q4. The symplastic system of water movement is characterized by:
  5. Q5. Which of the following physical properties of water provides the 'tensile strength' required for the transpirational pull?
  6. Q6. Root pressure is primarily responsible for which of the following phenomena observed in small herbaceous plants?
  7. Q7. In the root, the symplastic movement of water is aided by which cellular process observable in Hydrilla or Elodea leaves?
  8. Q8. In the root, the symplastic movement of water is aided by which cellular process in Hydra or Elodea leaves?
  9. Q9. The inner boundary of the root cortex is occupied by the:
  10. Q10. Water enters the root hair cell because its water potential is ______ than that of the soil water.
  11. Q11. Most of the water flow in the roots occurs via the apoplast because:
  12. Q12. What is the primary role of root pressure in the ascent of sap?
  13. Q13. Which of the following is a limitation of the apoplastic pathway?
  14. Q14. The 'tensile strength' of water is its ability to:
  15. Q15. Capillarity, the ability of water to rise in thin tubes, is aided by which characteristic of xylem elements?
  16. Q16. During transpiration, water evaporates from the ______ of the leaf into the intercellular spaces.
  17. Q17. Which of the following statements about the 'Mass Flow Hypothesis' is correct?
  18. Q18. The value of the 'pull' generated by transpiration can create enough pressure to lift a size-equivalent column of water over how many meters high?
  19. Q19. Which pathway involves the movement of water through the plasmodesmata?
  20. Q20. Which factor does NOT directly affect the rate of transpirational pull?