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Transport in Plants
1. Melvin Calvin earned Nobel prize in 1961 (D) without energy expenditure
for 7. In diffusion, molecules
(A) mapping pathway of carbon (A) move in a fixed fashion, from high to
assimilation in respiration low concentration
(B) mapping pathway of carbon (B) move in random fashion, from high
absorption in photosynthesis to low concentration
(C) mapping pathway of carbon (C) move in fixed fashion, from low to
assimilation in photosynthesis high concentration
(D) mapping pathway of carbon (D) move in random fashion, from low to
absorption in respiration. high concentration.
2. Cytoplasmic streaming helps to move 8. Diffusion
substances over
(A) in solid is more likely than of solid
(A) long distances (B) small distances
(B) of solid is more likely than in solid
(C) Both (a) and (b) (D) None (C) Both (a) and (b)
3. Translocation is transport over (D) Does not occur in solids at all.
(A) long distance 9. Diffusion rates are affected by
(B) short distance (A) Concentration gradient (B) pressure
(C) Both long and short distance (C) temperature (D) All of these
(D) None of these 10. (A)  Diffusion can’t occur in dead cell.
4. Transport of minerals in plants is (B)  Diffusion is the only means for
(A)unidirectional only gaseous movement in plant body.
(B)multidirectional Choose the best option
(C)Both unidirectional & multidirectional (A) A is correct and B is wrong
(D)Dependent on the hormones released (B) A is wrong and B is correct

5. Nutrients are re-exported from (C) Both are correct

(A) nascent leaves to senescent leaves (D) Both are wrong

(B) senescent leaves to nascent leaves Facilitated Diffusion

(C) all parts to senescent leaves
11. Diffusion rate
(D) not re-exported
(A) depend on size and larger substance
Diffusion diffuse faster
(B) depend on size and smaller
6. Movement by diffusion is substance diffuse faster
(A) active with energy expenditure (C) doesn’t depend on size
(B) passive with energy expenditure (D) depend on size and do not substance
diffuse larger.
(C) both active and passive
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12. Hydrophilic moiety substances Which is the correct combination

(A) diffuse through a membrane easily (A) i, iii, v, vii (B) ii, iv, vi, vii
(B) do not diffuse through a membrane (C) i, iii, v, vii (D) i, iv, vi, vii
easily
17. Porins are found in
(C) need no membrane facilitation to
diffuse through (A) outer membrane of plastids &
mitochondria
(D) Both (a) and (c)
13. Read the following statements (B) Inner membrane of plastids &
mitochondria
(i) Membrane proteins aid in transport
of hydrophobic substance. (C) both outer & inner membrane of
mitochondria
(ii) Membrane proteins do not set up a
concentration gradient. (D) membrane of lysosoems

(iii) Diffusion through membrane 18. Water channels are made up of ____
proteins is called facultative diffusion. different types of aquaporins

(iv) Membrane proteins always need ATP (A) 6 (B) 8

to transport substances across (C) 10 (D) 12
membrane. 19.
How many of the above statements are
wrong?
(A) 1 (B)2
(C) 3 (D) 4
14. In facilitated diffusion
(A) special proteins & ATP are involved
(B) only special proteins are involved Identify the correct label for the figure
(C) only ATP are involved given

(D) neither special proteins nor ATP are (A) It shows facilitated diffusion
involved. (B) shows simple diffusion
15. Facilitated diffusion cannot (C) shows sample of water channels
(a) transport molecules from high (D) Both (a) and (c)
concentration to low concentration
(b) transport molecules from low
concentration to high concentration
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Concentration does not matter
16. Facilitated diffusion transport is
(i) Saturable (ii) unsaturable (iii)inhibitable
(iii) non-inhibitable (iv) selective
(v) non-selectiv (vi) uphill (vii) downhill
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Passive symports & antiports (A) All molecules are loaded on carrier
proteins
20. (i) Symport will not work if single type (B) 80% of the molecules are loaded on
of molecule is there. carrier proteins
(ii) Uniport allows two molecules to (C) 50% of the molecules are loaded on
move in a unidirection together. carrier proteins
(iii) Antiport allows two types of (D) Can be any of thes
molecules to move in opposite direction.
Comparison of different transport
How many of the above statements is
correct processes (11.1.4)
(A) 0 (B) 1 25. Match the columns A & B
(C) 2 (D) 3 A B
21. (i) Simple diffusion (I) Uphill
(ii) Facilitated diffusion (II) Saturable
(iii) Active transport (III) Selective
(IV) Passive
(V)Carrier protein
(A) (i)–III, (ii)–IV, (iii)–i
Identify correct statements about the
(B) (i)–IV, (ii)–II, (iii)–III
figure given
(C) (i)–V, (ii)–IV, (iii)–II
(A) (i) – It shows simple diffusion via
uniport (D) (i)–IV, (ii)–I, (iii)–II
(B) (ii) – It shows simple diffusion via (11.2) Plant-water relations
antiport
(C) Both (a) & (b) are correct 26. Most herbaceous plants have about

(D) None of these (A) 10-15% of its dry weight as fresh

matter. of fresh weight as dry matter
Active transport
(B) 85-90% of its fresh weight as dry
matter.
22. Active transport is
(C) 10-15% of its fresh weight as water.
(A) Uphill (B) downhill
(D) 85-90% of its fresh weight as water.
(C) unsaturable (D) both (a) and (b)
27. Why is water often limiting factor for
23. Pumps are
plant growth & productivity?
(A) energy using transport proteins
(A) Due to high respiration
(B) non-energy using transport protein
(B) Due to high photosynthesis
(C) energy using transport lipids
(C) Due to low availability of water
(D) non-energy using transport lipids
(D) Due to transpiration of water
24. Active transport rate reaches maximum
when
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11.2.1 Water potential (B) the higher (less negative) the  s

(C) the lower (more negative) the  s

28. Kinetic energy possessed by water
molecules is represented directly by its (D) the higher (more negative) the  s
(A) pressure potential 35. If pure water is kept in open vessel at
(B) water potential room temperature, its water potential

(C) soluble potential

(D) osmotic potential
29. Pure water has
(A) Lowest water potential at all
pressures (A) zero (B) positive
(B) Zero water potential at all pressures. (C) negative (D) can’t say
(C) High water potential at all pressures 36. Water potential represents kinetic energy
of water molecules.
(D) Both (b) and (c)
When  w  0,
30. Water moves from system containing
water at (i) to one with (ii) (A) kinetic energy of molecules of water
(A) (i) – low  w , (ii) – high  w is zero.

(B) (i) – zero  w , (ii) – zero  w (B) kinetic energy of molecules of water
is not zero.
(C) (i) – positive  w , (ii) – zero  w
(C) kinetic energy of molecules of water
(D) (i) – high  w , (ii) – low  w is negative
31. Which of the given equations is correct? (D) kinetic energy of molecules of water
(A)  w   s   p is positive

(B)  s   w   p 11.2.2 Osmosis

(C)  p   s   w 37. Cell wall is
(D)  p   s   w (A) impermeable to water and
substances in solution
32.  s is
(B) permeable to water and substances
(A) always positive (B) always negative in solution
(C) sometimes negative (D) mostly zero (C) permeable to water but not to
33.  p is substance in solution.

(A) always positive (D) impermeable to water but not to

substances in solution.
(B) always negative
(C) usually positive, sometimes negative
(D) usually negative, sometimes positive
34. The more the solute
(A) the lower (less negative) the  s
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38. Read the following statements Questions 42 to 48 are to be solved in

(i) vacuolar sap contribute to solute reference to the given figure.
potential of cell
(ii) cell membrane & tonoplast together
are importance determinants of
movement of molecules in or out of cells.
(iii) Osmosis occurs spontaneously in
response to a during force
How many of the above statements are
42. Which chamber has a lower water
incorrect
potential?
(A) 1 (B) 2
(A) A (B) B
(C) 3 (D) None
(C) Both are equal (D) Can’t say
39. Osmosis refers to
43. Solution of which chamber has more
(A) diffusion of solute across permeable negative solute potential?
membrane
(A) A (B) B
(B) diffusion of solute across
(C) Both are equal (d) can’t say
differentially-permeable membrane
44. In which direction will osmosis occur?
(C) diffusion of water across differentially
permeable membrane (A) from A to B
(D) diffusion of water across permeable (B) from B to A
membrane (C) No net movement
40. Water moves under osmosis from (D) can’t say (insufficient data)
(A) higher chemical potential to lower 45. Which solution has a higher solute
chemical potential potential?
(B) lower chemical potential to higher (A) B (B) A
chemical potential.
(C) Both are equal (D) can’t say
(C) lower potential concentration to
46. At equilibrium which chamber will have
higher concentrations.
lower water potential?
(D) more than one option is correct.
(A) B (B) A
41. In potato osmometer if potato tuber is
(C) Both are equal (D) Insufficient data
placed in water
47. If one chamber has a  of –2000 kPa and
(A) water exits the cavity of potato tuber
via simple diffusion. the other –1200 kPa, which is chamber
with higher  ?
(B) water enters the cavity of potato
tuber via simple diffusion. (A) B (B) A
(C) water exits the cavity of potato tuber (C) C (D) Can’t say
via osmosis
(D) water enters the cavity of potato
tuber via osmosis
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48. If one of the solutions has  w  0.2MPa 51. Match the columns
and other has  w  0.1MPa, what will be A B
direction of water movement? (i) Isotonic I. external
(A) A to B solution is more dilute
(B) B to A (ii) Hypotonic II. external
solution is more concentrated
(C) No net movement
(iii) Hypertonic III. external
(D) Random movement
solution balances the osmotic pressure of
49. cytoplasm
(A) (i)-I, (ii)-III, (iii)-II
(B) (i)-III, (ii)-I, (iii)-II
(C) (i)-III, (ii)-II, (iii)-I
(D) (i)-II, (ii)-I, (iii)-III
52. Cells
(A) swell in hypotonic, shrink in isotonic
(B) swell in isotonic, shrink in
hypertonic
(C) swell in hypertonic, shrink in
hypotonic
To prevent water from diffusing in (D) swell in hypotonic, shrink in
pressure is applied. Which of the hypertonic
following statements is correct? 53. Plasmolysis occurs
(A) The more the solute, the greater will (A) in hypotonic solution
be pressure required.
(B) when water moves into the cell
(B) The more the solute, the lesser will
(C) when solution has more solute than
be pressure required
protoplasm
(C) The pressure is equal to osmotic
(D) when cell membrane becomes turgid
potential exactly.
54. When water moves out of a cell placed in
(D) Both (a) & (c)
hypertonic solution.
50. Osmotic pressure is (ii) & osmotic
(A) water is first lost from vacuole, then
potential is (ii)
cytoplasm
(A) (i) – positive, (ii) negative
(B) water is first lost from cytoplasm,
(B) (i) –negaive, (ii) – positive then vacuole
(C) (i), – positive, (ii) – positive (C) water is first lost from tonoplast,
(D) (i) – negative, (ii) – negative then cytoplasm

11.2.3 Plasmolysis (D) water is first lost from cytoplasm,

then tonoplat
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55. (A) Active transport

(B) Facilitated diffusion
(C) Transportation
(D) Translocation
61. Substances in mass flow
(A) are swept at some pace in solution
Identify A, B & C in given figure.
(B) are swept at speed depending upon
(A) A – plasmolysed, B – isotonic size.
(B) B – flaccid, C – hypertonic (C) are swept at some pace in
(C) A – hypotonic, C – hypotonic suspensions
(D) A – turgid, B – flaccid (D) Both (a) and (c)
56. The process of plasmolysis is 62. Bulk flow is achieved by
(A) always irreversible (A) positive water pressure gradient
(B) always reversible (B) negative water pressure gradient
(C) usually reversible (C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) always temporary (D) It rarely depends on pressure
gradient
57. Plant cells do not rupture in hypotonic
(shell) solution due to 63. Xylem is associated with translocation of
mainly
(A) turgor pressure
(i) Water (ii) organic solutes
(B) pressure potential
and surcrose
(C) cell membrane (D) cell wall
(iii) mineral salts (iv) organic nitrogen
58. What will be  p of flaccid cell
(v) inorganic solute (vi) hormones
(A) positive (B) negative Choose correct combination
(C) zero (D) any of the above (A) i, v, iii (B) ii, vi, iv
11.2.4 Imbibition (C) iii, vi, iv (D) i, ii, iii

59. Imbibition
11.3.1 How do plants absorb
(A) Causes reduction in volume
water?
(B) is a type of active transport 64. Absorption of water along with mineral
(C) is along the concentration gradient solutes by root hairs is

(D) occurs in gases (A) purely by facilitated diffusion

(B) purely by diffusion
11-3 Long distance transport of
water (C) purely by active transport
(D) by a combination of diffusion and
60. Bulk movement of substances through active transport
vascular tissues of plants is called
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65. Apoplast is continuous throughout the (i) Mycorrhiza is symbiotic bacterial

plant, except at association of root system.
(A) endodermis (B) casparian strips (ii) Mycorrhiza helps in water
(C) plasmodesmata (D) tracheids absorption.

66. Apoplastic movement involves (iii) Mycorrhiza may penetrate root cells

(A) crossing the cell membrane (iv) Mycorrhiza may from a network
around young root.
(B) crossing the tonoplast
Which of these statements is correct?
(C) crossing the cell wall
(A) 1 (B) 2
(D) Both (a) and (c)
(C) 3 (D) 4
67. Symplastic system of cells is connected
through 72. Which of the following statements about
mycorrhizae is correct?
(A) nucleoplasmic strands extending
through phragmosomes (A) Fungus provides N-containing
compounds to plant roots.
(B) nucleoplasmic strands extending
through plasmodesmata (B) Roots provide minerals & water to
mycorrhizae.
(C) cytoplasmic strands extending
through phragmosomes (C) Pinus seeds cannot germinate
without mycorrhizae
(D) cytoplasmic strands extending
through plasmodesmata (D) Both (a) & (c)

68. Cytoplasmic streaming 11.3.2 Water movement a plant

(A) helps in long distance transport
73.
(B) can be seen in Hydrilla leaf
(C) may be part of symplastic movement
(D) Both (b) & (c)
69. Most of the water flow in roots occurs via
(A) symplast through living cells
(B) symplast through cortical cells
(C) apoplast through intercellular spaces Identify the correct labels in given figures
(D) apoplast through endodermal cells (A) (i)-Cortex, (ii)-Plasmodesmata, (iii)-
Endodermis, (iv)-pericycle
70. Water movement through root tissues
(B) (i)-Casparian strips, (ii)-
(A) can be initially symplastic and finally
Plasmodesmata, (iii)-Pericycle, (iv)-Cortex
apoplastic
(C) (i)-Cytoplasmic extension, (ii)-Cortex,
(B) has to be ultimately apoplastic
(iii)-Endodermis, (iv)-Pericycle
(C) can be completely apoplastic
(D) (i)-Endodermis (ii)-Cytoplasmic
(D) None of the above is correct. extension, (iii)-Cortex, (iv)-Pericycle
71. Read the given statements
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11.3.2.1 Root Pressure Identify the correct lables for given figure.
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
74. Root pressure is caused by
(A) Apoplasti csymplastic xylem phloem
(A) active transport of ions into roots
Pathway pathway
(B) passive transport of water into roots
(B) symplastic apoplastic xylem phloem
(C) active transport of water into roots
Pathway pathway
(D) both (a) & (b)
(C) Apoplastic symplatic phloem xylem
75. Root pressure is
Pathway pathway
(A) always positive
(D) symplastic Apoplastic Phloem xylem
(B) always negative
Pathway pathway
(C) mostly positive
11.3.2.2 Transpiration pull
(D) mostly negative
76. Guttation occurs 79. Which of the statements is correct?
(A) due to negative root pressure and low (A) About 30% water reaching leaves is
evaporation transpired
(B) due to positive root pressure and low (B) About 80% water reaching leaves is
evaporation transpired
(C) due to negative root pressure and (C) About 90% water reaching leaves is
high evaporation transpired
(D) due to positive root pressure and (D) About 99% water reaching leaves is
high evaporation transpired
77. Root pressure contributes in 11.4 Transpiration
(A) majority of plant water transport
80. The immediate cause of opening and
(B) transpirational pull
closing of stomata is
(C) re-establishing the continuous chain
(A) change in CO2 concentration
of water in xylem
(B) change in turgidity of guard cell
(D) Both (a) & (c)
(C) change in concentration in
78.
complementary cell
(D) change in water (moisture) content of
air.
81. Stomatal aperture is
(A) cell between guard cells
(B) Pore between guard cell
(C) Inner wall of guard cell
(D) Inner wall of subsidiary cell
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82. Inner wall of each guard cell is (B) Microfibril Guard cell Stomatal
(A) thin and inelastic aperture
(C) Stomatal Microfibril Guard cell
(B) thin and elastic aperture
(C) thick and inelastic (D) Guard cellStomatal Microfibril
(D) thick and elastic aperture
87. Which of the following statements is
83. microfibrils of cell wall of guard cell are incorrect?
(A) proteinaceous and radial (A) Cohesion is the property of xylem
(B) proteinaceous and longitudinal sap.
(C) cellulosic and radial (B) Adhesion is the attraction of water
(D) cellulosic and longitudinal molecules to surface of tracheary
elements
84. Which of these statements about stomata
opening or closing is correct? (C) Adhesion is a property of xylem wall.

(A) When guard cells are turgid, stoma (D) Capillarity is the ability of water to
closes ascend in thin tubes.

(B) When guard cells are flaccid, stoma 88. Water is moved from xylem to leaf cells
opens by

(C) When guard cells lose turgor, elastic (A) a push force of continuously
outer walls regain their original shape upcoming xylem sap
and stoma closes (B) a push force of water incoming from
(D) None of these phloem

85. How many of the following are plant (C) a pull force of cohesion between
factors affecting transpiration? water molecules

Water status of plant, number of (D) a pull force of water diffusing into
stomata, wind speed, light, canopy air.
structure, humidity, temperature 89. Why does water diffuse into the
(A) 7 (B) 3 surrounding?

(C) 4 (D) 5 (A) Due to lower concentration of water

vapour in atmosphere.
86.
(B) Due to lower concentration of water
vapour in the sub-stomatal cavity.
(C) due to lower concentration of water
vapour in the intercellular spaces.
(D) Due to lower concentration of water
Choose the correct labels for the given vapour in the xylem element.
figure
(i) (ii) (iii)
(A) Guard cell Microfibril Stomatal
aperture
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90. (A) Statement (i) & (ii) are correct, (iii) &
(iv) are wrong
(B) Statement (iii) & (iv) are correct, (i) &
(ii) are wrong
(C) Statement (i), (ii), (iii) are correct (iv)
are wrong
(D) Statement (i), (ii), (iv), are correct (iii)
are wrong
93. Transpiration cools leaf surface by upto
Choose correct option (A) 2–3°C (B) 5–6°C
(A) The figure shows water movement in (C) 10–15°C (D) 18–20°C
a monocot leaf. 94. A limiting factor for photosynthesis is
(B) The water moves due to a negative (A) Water due to evaporation by high
pressure created by xylem. light intensity
(C) The water moves due to a push force (B) Water due to transpiration
created by the water diffusing into
(C) Sunlight due to cooling effect of
surrounding
transpiration
(D) The figure shows water movement in
(D) CO2 due to excess transpiration
a dicot leaf.
95. Humidity of rainforests is largely due to
11.4.1 Transpiration &
(A) Cycling of nutrients from leaf to root
Photosynthesis – a
(B) Cycling of water from leaf to root
compromise
(C) Cycling of nutrients from root to leaf
91. Transpiration (D) Cycling of water from root to leaf
(A) supplies water for photosynthesis 96. Read the given statements
(B) decreases water available for (I) C4 plants loses double the water lost
photosynthesis by C3 plant for same amount of CO2 fixed
(C) has no relation with photosynthesis (II) C4 plants are more efficient in
(D) Both (a) & (b) making sugar than C3 plants.

92. Read the given statements Choose the best option

(i) Transpiration enables mineral (A) I and II are correct

transport (B) I is correct and II is incorrect
(ii) Transpiration maintains shape of (C) I is incorrect and II is correct
plants.
(D) Both I & II are incorrect
(iii) Transpiration enables light
absorption by plants.
(iv) Transpiration causes cooling effect.
Choose the appropriate answer
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97. All minerals cannot be passively (C) control point of cortical cells as they
absorbed by roots because have large intercellular spaces.
(A) They are present as ions which (D) control point of endodermal cells as
cannot more a cross cell membrane. they have specific transport proteins and
(B) Concentration of minerals in soil is suberin.
higher than the concentration of 102. Layer of suberin present in root
minerals in roots (A) in cortical possess ability to passively
(C) Both (a) & (b) transport ions in one direction only.
(D) all minerals are passively absorbed (B) can actively transport selected ions
98. Which of the given statements is correct in both the directions.
about uptake of mineral ions? (C) can transport ions actively in one
(A) Active uptake of ions is helps in direction only.
uptake of water actively (D) can transport ions in multi directions
(B) Passive uptake of ions helps in actively
uptake of water actively
11.5.2 Translocation of mineral
(C) Active uptake of ions help in uptake
of water passively. ions
(D) Passive uptake of ions help in uptake
103. After the ions reach xylem, their further
of water passively.
transport to all parts of plant is through
99. Ions are absorbed from soil by
(A) diffusion (B) active transport
(A) active transport only
(C) translocation (D) All of the above
(B) passive transport only
104. Chief sinks for mineral elements are the
(C) mostly passive transport
following except
(D) both active & passive transport
(A) root hairs (B) fruits
100. The transport proteins embedded in the
(C) seeds (D) shoot tip
plasma membrane of endodermal cells
105. Unloading of mineral ions occurs at the
(A) allow all types of solute to pass to
fine vein ending through (i) and uptake
xylem.
by cells is (ii)
(B) allow some solutes to cross the
(i) (ii)
membrane
(A) active transport diffusion
(C) shows no selectively
(B) diffusion actively
(D) Both (a) & (c)
(C) active transport passive
101. Quantity & types of solute reaching
xylem are decided at (D) diffusion passive

(A) control points of epidermal cells as

the transport starts there
(B) control point of pericycle cells as they
surround the xylem
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106. Mineral ions are
(A) rarely remobilized, from mature parts
to young parts.
(B) rarely remobilized from young leaves
to old parts
(C) frequently are mobilized from older
parts to young parts
(D) frequently remobilized from young
parts to older parts
107. Elements most readily mobilized
(A) phosphorous (B) potassium
(C) calcium (D) both (A) & (B)
108. Most of the nitrogen travels through
xylem as
(A) inorganic ions
(B) inorganic complex
(C) organic compounds (D) both (a) & (b)
109. Which of the following is correct
(A) most of the P and S are carried as
organic compounds
(C) most of P and S are carried as
inorganic compounds.
(C) Little of P and S are carried as
organic compounds.
(D) Both (b) & (c)
110. Read the given statements
(A) Some exchange of materials occur
between xylem and phloem
(B) We cannot say that xylem transports
only inorganic nutrients.
Choose the correct option.
(A) I and II both are correct and II is
correct explanation for I
(B) I and II both are correct but II does
not explain I
(C) I is correct and II is incorrect
(D) I and II both are incorrect
DPP
11.6 Phloem Transport : Flow
from source to sink
111. Which of the following statements about
source and sink is incorrect
(A) Source is the part which produces
food, like leaf
(B) Sink is the part which needs food
(C) Leaf can never be a sink
(D) Roots may act as a source
112. Choose the correct option
(A) Movement in phloem is bidirectional-
left & right, while movement in xylem is
unidirectional upward
(B) Movement in phloem is
unidirectional upward while movement
in xylem is bidirectional left & right
(C) Movement in phloem is bidirectional
up & down while movement in xylem is
unidirectional up
(D) movement in phloem is
unidirectional upward while movement
in xylem is bidirectional up & down.
113. Phloem sap includes
(A) water, sucrose, hormones
(B) sucrose only
(C) water and sucrose but no hormones
(D) sucrose and hormones but no water
114. Amino acids are transported by
(A) xylem only
(B) phloem only
(C) both xylem & phloem
(D) neither xylem nor phloem
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11.6.1 The pressure flow or mass (A) loading is active process and
unloading is passive
flow hypothesis
(B) loading is passive process and
115. The sugar mainly transported is unloading is active
(A) Glucose (monosaccharide) \ (C) Both loading and unloading are
(B) Glucose (disaccharide) active

(C) Sucrose (disaccharide) (D) Both loading and unloading are

passive
(D) Sucrose (monosaccharide)
120. Choose the incorrect option for phloem
116. Glucose is converted to sucrose at transport
(A) the source (A) transport occurs due to high osmotic
(B) the sink pressure in phloem
(C) midway in xylem during transport (B) transport occurs due to low osmotic
(D) Sometimes at source and other times pressure in xylem.
at sink (C) transport occurs due to water
117. Select the correct pathway for sugar potential gradient
transport by phloem as per the mass flow (D) transport occurs due to pressure
hypothesis potential gradient
(A) Sucrose  Sieve tube  Companion 121.
cells via diffusion
(B) Sucrose  sieve tube  companion
cells via active transport
(C) Sucrose  Companion cells  Sieve
tube via diffusion
(D) Sucrose  Companion cells  Sieve
tube via active transport
118. Loading at source during phloem
Identify the correct match
translocation
(A) Sugar enter sieve tube, water follows
(A) makes phloem hypertonic and attract
by osmosis
water from xylem
(B) Sugar leaving sieve tube, water follow
(B) makes phloem hypotonic and attract
by osmosis
water from xylem
(i) (ii) (iii)
(C) makes phloem hypertonic and attract
water from shoot cells (A) A B B
(D) makes phloem hypotonic and attract (B) B A A
water from shoot cells (C) A B A
119. Choose the correct option for phloem (D) B A B
transport
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122. Girdling experiment was used to identify

(A) tissue for water transport
(B) tissue for food transport
(C) tissue for mineral transport
(D) Both (a) and (c)
123. In girdling experiment, a ring of bark is
cut upto the depth of
(A) the xylem larger
(B) the phloem larger
(C) the cortex larger
(D) the endodermal larger
124. In girdling experiment, the stem swells
(A) above the ring, and transport is
unidirectional towards roots
(B) above the ring, and transport is
unidirectional towards shoot
(C) below the ring, and transport is
unidirectional towards shoot
(D) Both above and below the ring, and
transport is bidirectional towards root
and shoot.
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Answer Key
TRANSPORT IN PLANT

Q 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Ans C B A C B D B A D B
Q 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans B B C B B C A B D C
Q 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans D A A D B D D B C D
Q 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans A B C C A B B D C A
Q 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Ans D B B A B A B A A A
Q 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Ans B D C B A C D C C D
Q 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
Ans D C C B B C D D C D
Q 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
Ans C C B D A B C B D B
Q 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Ans B D C D B B C D A D
Q 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
Ans A D C B D C A C D B
Q 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
Ans D C C A B C D C D A
Q 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120
Ans C C A C C A D A C B
Q 121 122 123 124
Ans D B B A