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Ψs (C) is correct here. This is core WATER POTENTIAL: once you know the definition or pathway step, Ψs is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Ψp; B) Ψg; D) Ψm. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.
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Nature of solute (B) is correct here. This is core WATER POTENTIAL: once you know the definition or pathway step, Nature of solute is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Solute concentration; C) Temperature; D) Pressure. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
Go with C — Binding of water to surfaces. Under WATER POTENTIAL, this is the standard explanation you’d use in class: it names the real driver or definition, while the rest are nearby but wrong. Not these: A) Solute dissolution; B) Hydrostatic pressure; D) Gravity. When two options sound similar, choose the one that matches the textbook definition most tightly.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
C fits best: Dry soils and seeds. Keep the WATER POTENTIAL basics straight and Dry soils and seeds stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Well-watered cells; B) Xylem sap; D) Phloem sap. Light and flowering items often hinge on which photoreceptor or day-length rule is in play.
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Correct option is C, Negligible. In WATER POTENTIAL problems like this, the accurate statement is Negligible; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) Maximum; B) Dominant; D) Positive. Tissue transport questions usually turn on xylem vs phloem, living vs dead cells, or source vs sink.
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Answer: B) Height of water column. For WATER POTENTIAL, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) Solute concentration; C) Temperature; D) Membrane permeability. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.
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Zero (C) is correct here. This is core WATER POTENTIAL: once you know the definition or pathway step, Zero is the clear fit. The wrong ones are A) Maximum; B) Negative; D) Positive. If the topic is about gradients or potentials, water/solutes move from higher to lower of the relevant quantity.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
C fits best: Effect of hydrostatic pressure. Keep the WATER POTENTIAL basics straight and Effect of hydrostatic pressure stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Effect of solute; B) Effect of gravity; D) Effect of diffusion. Light and flowering items often hinge on which photoreceptor or day-length rule is in play.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
Pick D: Become more negative. Thinking through WATER POTENTIAL step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Become more negative. Skip these: A) Increase; B) Become zero; C) Become less negative. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
Correct option is C, Positive. In WATER POTENTIAL problems like this, the accurate statement is Positive; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) Negative; B) Zero; D) Low. Tissue transport questions usually turn on xylem vs phloem, living vs dead cells, or source vs sink.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
Pick A: Free energy of water per unit volume. Thinking through WATER POTENTIAL step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Free energy of water per unit volume. Skip these: B) Total water content in cell; C) Osmotic pressure of solution; D) Rate of water diffusion. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
