How would a reduction in the number of aquaporinchannels affect a plant cell’s ability to adjust to newosmotic conditions?

Q: Explain why the seeds of fruit trees like durian (Durio zibethinus), rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum),…

A: Life evolves with respect to the prevailing conditions around them. Once a lifeform have spend…

Q: explain the strategies halophiles have evolved to cope with osmotic stress and why these  strategies…

A: Halophiles comes from the Greek word 'salt loving'. These are extremophiles who live in high salt…

Q: Why and how does water enter continuously into the root xylem of plants?

A: The biological process by which green plants and certain other autotrophic organisms use sunlight to…

Q: Describe the cohesion-tension theory as an explanation for longdistance water movement in plants.

A: Introduction Plants need continuous supply of water and nutrients for their survival and growth.…

Q: What is the relationship between osmotic potential and plants when water with salinated water is…

A: Plant physiology is a field of botany that deals with the study of the physiology of plants. Plant…

Q: Why should soil moisture be continuously monitored

A: Monitoring of soil moisture is important because at different stages of plant growth and development…

Q: Explain what will happen to a plant cell if it is kept in a solution havinghigher water potential.

A: Water potential refers to the measure of potential energy in water as well as the difference between…

Q: How could you detect a plant with a mutation in a gene for an important aquaporin protein?

A: Traits of an organism are controlled by genes (small segment on DNA) which have two or more…

Q: Would a soil high in clay but low in organic matter have a higher cation-exchange capacity than a…

A: Thank you for the question Answer :- Yes, a soil high in clay but low in organic matter have a…

Q: This means that the saltwater is to the cells of the celery stalks. hypertonic isotonic O hypotonic

A: All the plant or animal cell has a transparent semipermeable layer called cell membrane through…

Q: . How would the long-distance transport of water beaffected if tracheids and vessel elements were…

A: Xylem is a vascular tissue in plant, which transports water and dissolved minerals from the root to…

Q: What would likely happen to an herbaceous plant if the soil water content is below optimal range and…

A: Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no steady woody stems over the ground, including…

Q: Contrast water transport mechanisms in plants with those in animals.

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Q: state a research question that will directly address the farmer’s problem

A: The crop water used is influenced by the crop growth stage, weather conditions, and various other…

Q: of this practice with respect to plant nutrition?3. WHAT IF? How would adding clay to loamy soil…

A: The fertility of soil can be measured by the “cation exchange capacity” (CEC) of the soil. It shows…

Q: How carbonation increases the solution effect of water in rock soil system?

A: Weathering is the process by which the breaking down and dissolution of soils and minerals on the…

Q: How is the transport system of a plant similar to the transport system of a frog? How do the systems…

A: The transportation system of an organism provides the essential nutrition distribution. It is…

Q: What is the difference between cohesion and tension in the movement of water in plants? What is the…

A: The plant system comprises of the root system and the shoot system. The root system grows towards…

Q: Explain how salting the roads in winter leads to the death of road side plants. Explain your answer…

A: A plant cell is defined as an eukaryotic cell which consist of a distinct nucleus and various…

Q: How is transpiration pull responsible for upward movement of water?

A: The water is essential for all living organism including plants, animals and humans. It is…

Q: assively increasing the solute concentration, at will the solute potential and thus water tential be…

A: Solutes reduce water potential (resulting in a negative Ψw) by consuming some of the potential…

Q: The major intrinsic protein responsible for the passage of water through cell membranes is O…

A: Intrinsic proteins are those that are embedded in the plasma membrane. These proteins perform…

Q: What osmotic problem does a paramecium face in it's habitat

A: The phenomenon by which the solvent molecule moves from a region of higher concentration to the…

Q: Identify which type of plant water movement is meant for long distance transport in plant. *

A: Living plants require water and nutrients for growth. Sugars and water are delivered to various…

Q: List the types of solar collectors suitable to dry the fruits and fish? And Draw and explain its…

A: Solar collector: It is a device that collects solar radiation which is generated from Sun and allows…

Q: how is the transport system of a plant similar to the transport system of a frog? how do the system…

A: A transport system can be defined as the type of organ system which helps in the transport of…

Q: By which thing the difference in concentration of ions between roots and soil is eliminated?

A: Minerals are absorbed from the soil in form of ions.

Q: Explain what would happen if a plant cell was placed in a hypotonic environment and why (be sure to…

A: Hypotonic solution means that solution has lower solute concentration whereas hypertonic solution…

Q: What does high cation exchange capacity (CEC) mean in a particular soil and what are the components…

A: Cation exchange capacity is a soil feature that defines the overall capacity of the soil to retain…

Q: What property of waxy cuticle that cover plant leaves makes the cuticle impermeable to water

A: The leaf outermost layer is the epidermis. The upper and lower epidermis are present on either side…

Q: What are the four components of the total water potential in a soil and what sign does each…

A: Water potential can be defined as the potential energy of water per unit volume with reference to…

Q: It is believed that in plants water absorption involves two pathways . By what reasoning someone…

A: Plants have the potentiality to soak up water through their entire surface right from the roots,…

Q: Thinking about Acid Mine Drainage: How much space do you usually need for natural attenuation to…

A: Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) is a serious environmental issue that results in the higher concentration…

Q: How do the waterabsorption volume and thewater transpiration volumecomparatively vary in plantsin a…

A: Plant physiology is divided into the root system and shoot system. The root system consists of the…

Q: Explain the difference between the adhesion and cohesion properties of water molecules, and discuss…

A: Cohesion and adhesion are two physical properties of water that define how water molecules interact.…

Q: A gram FW of leaf tissue is likely to experience a greater 24 H respration rate than a gram FW of…

A: The plant tissues comprises of small cells and those are dividing in nature are called meristematic…

Q: If any plant is disappearing due to disease caused by salt inclusion in the soil. how can I generate…

A: Salt tolerance in many plant species could operate at the cellular level, and glycophytes are…

Q: How many months would it take two water hyacinths to cover a pond that is 32m? Assume a three month…

A: The doubling time of an organism is defined as the amount of time taken by the population to double…

Q: Why fine textured soil hold more water as compared to coarse textured soils?

A: Soil texture is a term used to refer to types of soil based on their composition in terms of small,…

Q: Different types of potatoes have varying natural sugar concentrations. Explain how this may…

A: Osmolarity is defined as the number of moles of solute present in 1 liter of solution. When a…

Q: In the transport of an ion from the soil solution to the xylem, what is the minimum number of times…

A: The xylem transports moisture and dissolved nutrients to the leaves from the roots of the plant. The…

Q: How do Fungi and invertebrates transport water/nutrients internally?

A: Transportation refers to the movement of any substance or iron across the cell membrane.  The…

Q: Plant cells placed in a hypotonic environment will remain flaccid, due to an ineffective central…

A: A hypotonic solution is a solution that has low volumes of solute than its surroundings of contents…

Q: Explain why soil water potential is a better measure of water availability for plants than…

A: Water potential Can be defined as potential energy in water or it is the difference between the…

Q: . Based on the data, does the initial uptake of water by radishseeds vary with temperature? What is…

A: Water absorption is essential for the seed. The uptake of water by seed is termed as imbibition. It…

Q: Name the process by which intact plant cells lose water in the form of droplets from leaf margins.

A: Leaves are the principal lateral appendage of the vascular plant stem. It is present above ground…

Plant sensory system

The plant sensory system is a sophisticated system that responds to environmental stimuli such as light,temperature, gravity, and touch. Research predicts that plant hormones and signaling mechanisms areresponsible for this regulation system in plants.