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C fits best: Transpiration pull. Keep the WATER TRANSPORT basics straight and Transpiration pull stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Root pressure; B) Capillary action; D) 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.
Answer: B) Xylem by bulk flow. For WATER TRANSPORT, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) Phloem by diffusion; C) Cortex by osmosis; D) Endodermis by diffusion. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.
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 B, 0 MPa. In WATER POTENTIAL problems like this, the accurate statement is 0 MPa; the others are common mix-ups. Not these: A) 1 MPa; C) -1 MPa; D) Variable. 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.
C fits best: Water potential gradient. Keep the WATER POTENTIAL basics straight and Water potential gradient stands out as the precise answer. Avoid: A) Osmotic gradient; B) Pressure gradient; D) Diffusion pressure. 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.
Answer: B) Pascal. 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) Joule; C) Atmosphere; D) Kelvin. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
The right choice is C: Their own kinetic energy. In BASICS of PLANT, that matches how the process or concept actually works — the other choices mix up related ideas or use the wrong mechanism. Skip these: A) ATP-driven pumps; B) Carrier proteins; D) Bulk flow. A quick check: if an option needs energy, pumps, or the opposite direction of movement, ask whether that really applies.
Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.
