PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
TRANSPORT IN PLANT
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Question
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Which of the following DOES NOT explained the transportation of water and minerals from root to leaves.
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Transpirational pull
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Pressure flow hypothesis
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Root pressure
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Capillary action
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Xylem transports water, minerals, and nutrients from the soil to all the plant parts. There are two types of “transport” tissues in plants-xylem and phloem. Water and solutes are transported by the xylem from the roots to the leaves, and food is transported from the leaves to the rest of the plant by the phloem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Xylem cells have long tracheary elements that transport water.
Detailed explanation-3: -Solution : Xylem elements are dead cells thus, active transport via membrane do not take place in them.
Detailed explanation-4: -Xylem transports substances from roots to aerial parts of the plants.
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