AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

TRANSPORT IN PLANTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is turgor pressure?
A
The pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell and into the stomata.
B
The pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell and into the chloroplast.
C
The pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell and into the leaf.
D
The pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell and into the vacuole.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Turgor pressure is the force within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall. It is also called hydrostatic pressure, and is defined as the pressure in a fluid measured at a certain point within itself when at equilibrium.

Detailed explanation-2: -turgor, Pressure exerted by fluid in a cell that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall. Turgor is what makes living plant tissue rigid. Loss of turgor, resulting from the loss of water from plant cells, causes flowers and leaves to wilt.

Detailed explanation-3: -The turgor pressure is the pressure that is exerted inside of the once the water has moved inside the cell. The water moves inside the plant cell through osmosis. Once the water moves in, it exerts an outwards force known as the turgor pressure, which is responsible for turgidity in plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -’Wall pressure’ is the pressure exerted by the cell wall to balance turgor pressure.

Detailed explanation-5: -This causes the cytoplasm to build the pressure against the cell wall. This force exerted outward on a cell wall by the water contained in the cell is called turgor pressure.

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