Water Balance in Plant Cells

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What percentage of water taken up by the root is lost as water vapor from the leaf in transpiration?

  • 90%
  • 50%
  • 99%
  • 97% (correct)

What is the approximate ratio of water molecules diffused out to CO2 molecules diffused in during photosynthesis?

  • 200:1
  • 500:1
  • 100:1
  • 400:1 (correct)

What is the primary property of water molecules that enables them to act as a wide-ranging solvent?

  • Polar structure
  • Ionic structure
  • Electronegativity
  • Hydrogen bonding ability (correct)

What is the essential physiological function that requires turgor pressure in plant cells?

<p>Stomatal movement (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the source of electrons that reduce CO2 to carbohydrate level during photosynthesis?

<p>Water (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of water in plant cells, apart from its solvent properties?

<p>Turgor pressure creation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mechanism driving transpiration in plants?

<p>The absorption of sunlight by the leaves (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the stomata in plant leaves?

<p>To facilitate photosynthesis (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary location of water evaporation in plant leaves?

<p>The mesophyll cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of a plant's water loss occurs through the stomata?

<p>95% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of guard cells in regulating transpiration?

<p>To balance water conservation with photosynthesis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the cuticle in plant leaves?

<p>To limit water loss through the leaf surface (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Under what conditions is there no further net movement of water in a cell?

<p>When the water potential of the cell is equal to that of the extracellular environment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of aquaporins in plant cells?

<p>To facilitate the transport of water molecules across the plasma membrane (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a cell when it loses turgor pressure?

<p>It becomes flaccid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the direction of water movement across membranes?

<p>The difference in water potential (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of turgid cells pushing against each other in nonwoody tissues?

<p>The tissue becomes stiffened (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the partially elastic wall in a plant cell?

<p>To exert turgor pressure and confine the pressurized protoplast (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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