Transport In Plants - Biology Exploring | Biology+

Course

Introductory Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: Light and Life

Set 2: The Cell: an Overview

Set 3: Energy and Enzymes

Set 4: Cell Membranes and Signaling

Set 5: Cellular Respiration

Set 6: Photosynthesis

Set 7: Cell Cycles

Set 8: Genetic Recombination

Set 9: The Chromosomal Basis of Mendelian Inheritance

Set 10: Genetic Linkage, Sex-Linkage, and Other Non-Mendelian Inheritance Mechanisms

Set 11: DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair

Set 12: Gene Structure Expression, and Mutation

Set 13: Regulation of Gene Expression

Set 14: Dna Technologies

Set 15: Genomes

Set 16: Evolution: the Development of the Theory

Set 17: Microevolution: Changes Within Populations

Set 18: Speciation and Macroevolution

Set 19: Systematics and Phylogenetics: Revealing the Tree of Life

Set 20: Humans and Evolution

Set 21: Defining Life and Its Origins

Set 22: Viruses, Viroids, and Prions: Infectious Biological Particles

Set 23: Bacteria and Archaea

Set 24: Protists

Set 27: Animals

Set 28: Conservation of Biodiversity

Set 29: Population Ecology

Set 30: Species Interactions and Community Ecology

Set 31: Ecosystems

Set 32: Animal Behaviour

Set 33: Organization of the Plant Body

Set 34: Transport in Plants

Set 35: Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Set 36: Plant Nutrition

Set 37: Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Set 38: Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Set 39: Animal Nutrition

Set 40: Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Set 41: Internal Transport: the Circulatory System

Set 42: Regulation of the Internal Environment: Water, Solutes, and Temperature

Set 43: Control of Animal Processes: Endocrine Control

Set 44: Animal Reproduction

Set 45: Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Set 46: Muscles, Skeletons, and Body Movements

Set 34 Transport In Plants

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Set 34 Transport In Plants

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Suppose a living plant cell has

\varPsi

=

\varPsi

_s = -0.5 MPa. Also suppose that the plant cell is placed into a beaker filled with a solution for which

\varPsi

= 0. What will the cell then do?

A) It will lose water until its

\varPsi

_s = its

\varPsi

_p.
B) It will take up water until within the cell

\varPsi

_p = -

\varPsi

_s.
C) It will take up water until its

\varPsi

_s =

\varPsi

_s of the solution.
D) It will take up water until it bursts.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Which term best describes the movement of ions and large molecules across membranes via transport proteins against their concentration gradient?

A) passive diffusion
B) a symport
C) facilitated diffusion
D) active transport

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

How would water flow if the ø of surrounding soil is higher than that in living root epidermal cells?

A) Water would leave the root cells, making them flaccid.
B) Water would leave the root cells, making them turgid.
C) Water would enter the root cells, making them flaccid.
D) Water would enter the root cells, making them turgid.

Answer