Typically for plants
A) water moves up a water potential gradient.
B) cytoplasmic solutes reduce the free energy of water.
C) the free energy of water molecules is less in soil than in cell cytoplasm.
D) the osmotic potential is lower in the xylem compared with that in leaf cells.
E) transpiration increases the water potential in xylem cells.
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Q4: Mineral nutrients in the form of ions
Q5: Australian soils are widely
A) deficient in phosphorus
Q6: The symbiotic association between plants and mycorrhizal
Q7: The apoplast in plants
A) is the intracellular
Q8: Transport of non-gaseous substances in plants
A) involves
Q10: If the osmotic potential of a plant
Q11: When a plant cell loses water and
Q12: A loss of turgor is NOT associated
Q13: Halophytes (salt-tolerant plants)
A) are resistant to damage
Q14: Osmotic adjustment in plants is a response
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