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Absorption by Roots
Absorption by Roots
• Wall pressure- When the cell is in turgid state the pressure exerted by the cell wall on cell
contents is called wall pressure
14. Differentiate between Plasmolysis and Deplasmolysis
• Plasmolysis- It is the shrinkage of the protoplasm under the influence of a hypertonic
solution
• Deplasmolysis- it is the recovery of the protoplasm when a plamolysed cell is placed in a
hypotonic solution.
15. State few significances or applications of plasmolysis
• Salting of meat or adding salts to pickles to kill bacteria by plasmolysis as salt solution
forms a hypertonic solution leading to exosmosis from the bacterial cells
• Weeds in a field may be killed by sprinkling excessive salts .
• Plants growing in walls are killed by adding excessive salt.
16. Define Active transport and state its significance in the plants.
• Active transport is the movement of solutes or minerals from their low concentration
region to their high concentration region utilizing energy.
• Significance- roots of plants absorb minerals from soil by the process of active transport
17. Define Root pressure
• It is the pressure developed in the roots due to continuous inward movement of water
through cell to cell osmosis leading to alternate turgidity and flaccidity and helping in
ascent of sap
18. Define Ascent of sap and state the forces helping in the process.
• Ascent of sap is the upward movement of water and minerals from the roots to the leaves
through the xylem tissue
• Forces involved- Capillarity of Xylem vessels, Root pressure, Transpiration pull,
Adhesion of water molecules to surface of cells