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#transpiration MCQ

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Potassium ion influx theory of stomatal movement was proposed as an advance theory by:

Pick C: Imamura. Thinking through STOMATA MOVEMENT step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Imamura. Skip these: A) Lloyd; B) Levitt; D) Fischer. 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.

Counter ion for K⁺ accumulation during stomatal opening is mainly:

That points to A: Cl⁻ and malate²⁻. Compared with the other options, Cl⁻ and malate²⁻ is the one that correctly describes the STOMATA MOVEMENT concept. The wrong ones are B) NO₃⁻ only; C) SO₄²⁻; D) PO₄³⁻. If you’re stuck, eliminate anything that contradicts a basic fact you already know for this topic.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.