Tag: long distance transport of water

Questions Related to long distance transport of water

The outermost dead layer of skin is?

  1. Stratum lucidum

  2. Stratum corneum

  3. Stratum granulosum

  4. Stratum spinosum

  5. Stratum germinativum


Correct Option: B

Resin canals in Pinus are formed.

  1. By the separation of secretory cells

  2. By the destruction of secretory cells

  3. Partly by separation and partly by destruction of secretary cells

  4. By large intercellular spaces of the cortex of the stem


Correct Option: A

Addition of hydrogen and removal of oxygen, known as

  1. Reduction

  2. Oxidation

  3. Suspended solids

  4. Dispersion


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is not related to guttation?

  1. Water is given out in the form of droplets

  2. Water given out is impure

  3. Water is given out during daytime

  4. Guttation is of universal occurance


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In soil rich in moisture content water floods a plant root system. Leaves can retain only a finite amount of water. Excess water i.e xylem sap from the roots is given out through pores or edge of leaves in the form of droplets. This process is called guttation. As this water contains different organic and inorganic substances from the plant it is considered impure. Also, guttation is of universal occurrence. Thus the correct answer is option C.

Which condition favors guttation?

  1. High humidity

  2. Low humidity

  3. More transpiration

  4. Bright sunlight


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guttation is the phenomenon of the release of small water droplets from the pores of the plants. It is done in order to release the extra water out of the plant in very humid conditions. It is commonly seen in mesophytes.

During the absence of sunlight stomata are closed so there is minimal transpiration. Hence there is a need for guttation.
So the correct answer is 'High humidity'.

Loss of water from tips of leaves is 

  1. Transpiration

  2. Guttation

  3. Bleeding

  4. Respiration


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Guttation is the process of loss of impure water from plant infact, mostly from margins of leaves. It occurs when transpiration rate is very low as compared to rate of water absorption. Due to this root pressure is developed and water is pushed out through specialized pores at vein endings called hydathodes. 
So, the correct answer is option B.

Guttation occurs through

  1. Stomata

  2. Lenticels

  3. Cuticle

  4. Hydathodes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hydathodes release water in the form of small water droplets and hence are responsible for guttation.

Stomata causes Transpiration and exchange of gases.
Lenticels cause exchange of gases.
Cuticle is the protective covering.
So the correct answer is 'Hydathodes'.

Guttation is found in

  1. Mirabilis

  2. Colocoasio

  3. Mango

  4. Ficus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Guttation is not to be confused with dew, which condenses from the atmosphere onto the plant surface. At night, transpiration usually does not occur because most plants have their stomata (pores found in the epidermis of leaves, stems and other organs that are used to control gas exchange)closed. So the correct option is ' Mirabilis’.

Exudation of xylem sap on cutting of a shoot is due to

  1. Guttation

  2. Root pressure

  3. Transpiration

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

State whether the following statement is true or false. If false rewrite the correct form of the statement by changing the last word.
Exudation of sap from the injured parts of a plant is called guttation.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A