#Question id: 10558
#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology
In a vertically oriented glass capillary tube, the upward movement of water is due to
#Question id: 10559
#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology
which gives water a high tensile strength,
#Question id: 10560
#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology
If a tiny gas bubble forms in a column of water under tension, the gas bubble may expand indefinitely, with the result that the tension in the liquid phase collapses, it can have a devastating effect on water transport through the xylem a phenomenon known as
#Question id: 10562
#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology
The direction and rate of water flow across a membrane are determined by
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#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology
The rate of diffusion depend upon
#Question id: 10564
#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology
The term Ys , called the solute potential or the osmotic potential, represents the effect of dissolved solutes on water potential,
a) The mixing of solutes and water reduces the disorder of the system and thereby lowers free energy
b) Solutes reduce the free energy of water by diluting the water
c) The mixing of solutes and water increases the disorder of the system and thereby lowers free energy
d) Solutes increases the free energy of water by diluting the water
Which one of the following statements are INCORRECT?