NEET Biology Mineral Nutrition In Plants Question Bank

done Mineral Absorption Total Questions - 23

• question_answer1)
  Conduction of inorganic materials in plants occur mainly through or Minerals absorbed by roots move to the leaf through [EAMCET 1980; CPMT 1976, 81; CBSE PMT 1988; JIPMER 1988; Manipal 1995]
  A)
  Xylem done clear
  B)
  Phloem done clear
  C)
  Sieve tube done clear
  D)
  None done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Active transport from outside to inside of molecules across a membrane requires [CPMT 1986; AMU 1989]
  A)
  Cyclic AMP done clear
  B)
  Acetyl chlorine done clear
  C)
  ATP done clear
  D)
  Phloroglucinol done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Ion uptake  is called active because [MP PMT 1987, 88]
  A)
  Ions are active done clear
  B)
  Energy is expended done clear
  C)
  Ions move freely done clear
  D)
  Ions move passively done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Plants absorb mineral salts from the soil solution through [CPMT 1987]
  A)
  A semipermeable membrane into the cytoplasm done clear
  B)
  Perforation at the apex of root hair cells done clear
  C)
  The cell wall which is semipermeable done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer5)
  The theory which suggest that the\[C{{O}_{2}}\]produced in respiration plays an important role in mineral absorption [MP PMT 1988]
  A)
  Contact exchange theory done clear
  B)
  Carbonic acid exchange theory done clear
  C)
  Active absorption theory done clear
  D)
  None the above done clear
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• question_answer6)
  All mineral salts are absorbed in cells as  [RPMT 1987, 91, 95]
  A)
  Ions done clear
  B)
  Atoms done clear
  C)
  Molecules done clear
  D)
  All the above done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The process by which minerals are absorbed is
  A)
  Active absorption done clear
  B)
  Passive absorption done clear
  C)
  Both [a] and [b] done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Diffusion is a type of
  A)
  Active absorption done clear
  B)
  Passive absorption done clear
  C)
  Irregular absorption done clear
  D)
  Indefinite absorption done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Entry of mineral lons in plant root cells by diffusion is  [CBSE PMT 1996]
  A)
  Passive absorption done clear
  B)
  Active absorption done clear
  C)
  Osmosis done clear
  D)
  Endocytosis done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Active uptake of minerals by roots mainly depends on the [AIEEE 2003]
  A)
  Availability of oxygen done clear
  B)
  Light done clear
  C)
  Temperature done clear
  D)
  Availability of carbon dioxide done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Roots absorb minerals from soil by
  A)
  Diffusion done clear
  B)
  Donnan equilibrium done clear
  C)
  Transfusion done clear
  D)
  Active absorption done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which of the following does not require carrier molecule during transport through cell membranes
  A)
  Diffusion done clear
  B)
  \[N{{a}^{+}}\]and\[{{K}^{+}}\]transport done clear
  C)
  Active transport of sugars and amino acids done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer13)
  By which method ions are absorbed by plants [RPMT 1992]
  A)
  By difference in DPD done clear
  B)
  By difference in water potential done clear
  C)
  By carriers and pumps done clear
  D)
  By molecular diffusion done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Nobel prize of 1991 for discovering the single ion channels in cell was awarded to
  A)
  Waston and Hargobind Khorana done clear
  B)
  Erwin Neher and Bert Stakmann done clear
  C)
  Nirenberg and Kornberg done clear
  D)
  Holley and Matthaei done clear
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• question_answer15)
  In the light of carrier concept, the transport of ion across the membrane is
  A)
  Passive process done clear
  B)
  Non-osmotic process done clear
  C)
  Osmotic process done clear
  D)
  Active process done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Sulphate uptake by plant is through
  A)
  Passive transport done clear
  B)
  Active transport done clear
  C)
  Imbibition done clear
  D)
  Osmosis done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Solutes are absorbed by a plant cell through  [RPMT 1987, 88]
  A)
  Osmosis done clear
  B)
  Diffusion done clear
  C)
  Active absorption done clear
  D)
  Passive absorption done clear
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• question_answer18)
  If the amount of an ion absorbed by a root hair cell at \[0{}^\circ C\] is 5 gm and at \[20{}^\circ C\] is 20 gm. The amount of this ion absorbed actively should be
  A)
  25 gm done clear
  B)
  20 gm done clear
  C)
  15 gm done clear
  D)
  5 gm done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Minerals are absorbed by a plant from the soil by a process [JIPMER 1985]
  A)
  Independent of water absorption done clear
  B)
  Dependent on water absorption done clear
  C)
  Dependent on strength of solutions done clear
  D)
  Dependent on osmosis done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Carrier proteins are involved in [MP PMT 1998; BVP 2003]
  A)
  Active transport of ions done clear
  B)
  Passive transport of ions done clear
  C)
  Water transport done clear
  D)
  Water evaporation done clear
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• question_answer21)
  The transfer of minerals from top soil to sub soil through soil water is called [AIIMS 1990]
  A)
  Transpiration done clear
  B)
  Conduction done clear
  C)
  Percolation done clear
  D)
  Leaching done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following will not make minerals more available to plants
  A)
  Increasing the rainfall in a wet forested area done clear
  B)
  Raising the pH of a very acidic soil done clear
  C)
  Tillering a packed-down or water-logged soil done clear
  D)
  Introducing fungi that can form mycorrhiza into a soil that lacks them done clear
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• question_answer23)
  The plant ash is an indication of [CPMT 2004]
  A)
  Organic matter of plant done clear
  B)
  Waste product done clear
  C)
  Mineral salts absorbed by plants done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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