11th Class Biology Transportation in Animals and Plants

  • question_answer 7)
    What happens when a pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure is applied to pure water or a solution? 

    Answer:

    Answer If a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure is applied to pure water or a solution its water potential increases. It is equivalent to pumping water from one place to another. Pressure can be build up in a plant system when water enters a plant cell due to diffusion causing a pressure build up against the cell wall. It makes the cell turgid, this increases the pressure potential. Pressure potential is usually positive. It is devoted by s.  


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