Halophytes (salt-tolerant plants)
A) are resistant to damage caused by wilting.
B) typically accumulate sufficient solutes to generate a cell water potential less than -6 MPa.
C) concentrate solutes in cell vacuoles to decrease cell water potential and prevent wilting.
D) accumulate water to generate a high osmotic pressure.
E) can accumulate organic solutes but not inorganic ions.
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A) involves
Q9: Typically for plants
A) water moves up a
Q10: If the osmotic potential of a plant
Q11: When a plant cell loses water and
Q12: A loss of turgor is NOT associated
Q14: Osmotic adjustment in plants is a response
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A)
Q16: Xylem cells in flowering plants
A) conduct assimilates
Q17: Water rises to the top of tall
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