What are the components of the transport system in highly organised plants?
Transportation in plants:- There are two components for the transportation in highly organised plants. Transportation of some materials like gases, water, minerals, organic solutes in the form of food, hormones occurs by these two components- xylem and phloem.
Xylem:- transportation of water and minerals occurs through the xylem. Water and minerals are absorbs from the soil and then by the roots, transport it to the tip of growing stem in the sequential manner. This uptake of water and minerals followed by some processes like osmosis, diffusion. Water and minerals are transported through the root hair to the cortex and then to the leaves by the two pathway apoplast and symplast by the root pressure and the transpirational pull activity. This process is unidirectional.
Phloem:- Phloem helps in transportation of food in the form of organic solutes from leaves to the storage organs of the plant and to all parts of the plants, this process is known as translocation. Food is transported through the sieve elements of the phloem and needs metabolic energy to transport the food. They use this metabolic energy in the form of ATP and by the process of osmosis water enters in the sieve tubes that raise the pressure in the phloem and then the food is transported to the parts of the plants. Transportation of food movement involves along the turgor pressure gradient that is induced by maintained gradient of water potential. This process is multidirectional.
Why is diffusion insufficient to meet the oxygen requirements of multi-cellular organisms like humans?
How is the amount of urine produced regulated?
What are the different ways in which glucose is oxidised to provide energy in various organisms?
What criteria do we use to decide whether something is alive?
The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place in
(a) cytoplasm. (c) chloroplast.
(b) mitochondria. (d) nucleus.
What are the differences between autotrophic nutrition and heterotrophic nutrition?
What are outside raw materials used for by an organism?
What would be the consequences of a deficiency of haemoglobin in our bodies?
What advantage over an aquatic organism does a terrestrial organism have with regard to obtaining oxygen for respiration?
Where do plants get each of the raw materials required for photosynthesis?
Did Döbereiner’s triads also exist in the columns of Newlands’ Octaves? Compare and find out.
What is a good source of energy?
What are trophic levels? Give an example of a food chain and state the different trophic levels in it.
What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?
What is the difference between a reflex action and walking?
What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?
If a trait A exists in 10% of a population of an asexually reproducing species and a trait B exists in 60% of the same population, which trait is likely to have arisen earlier?
Why should a magnesium ribbon be cleared before burning in air?
Define the principal focus of a concave mirror.
You have been provided with three test tubes. One of them contains distilled water and the other two contain an acidic solution and a basic solution, respectively. If you are given only red litmus paper, how will you identify the contents of each test tube?
Explain why the planets do not twinkle.
Why is sodium kept immersed in kerosene oil?
How does chemical coordination take place in animals?
Find out about the traditional systems of water harvesting/management in your region.
What determines the rate at which energy is delivered by a current?
What are oxidising agents?
How does our body respond when adrenaline is secreted into the blood?
Consider a circular loop of wire lying in the plane of the table. Let the current pass through the loop clockwise. Apply the right-hand rule to find out the direction of the magnetic field inside and outside the loop.
Find out, from Table 10.3, the medium having highest optical density. Also find the medium with lowest optical density.
Material medium |
Refractive index |
Material medium |
Refractive index |
Air | 1.0003 | Canada Balsam |
1.53 |
Ice | 1.31 | ||
Water | 1.33 | Rock salt | 1.54 |
Alcohol | 1.36 | ||
Kerosene | 1.44 | Carbon disulphide |
1.63 |
Fused quartz |
1.46 | ||
Turpentine oil |
1.47 | Ruby | 1.71 |
Benzene | 1.50 | Sapphire | 1.77 |
Crown glass |
1.52 | Diamond | 2.42 |
Table 10.3 Absolute refractive index of some material media
State two ways to prevent the rusting of iron.