You  have  a  friend  who  is  wary  of  environmentalists? claims  that  global  warming  could  lead  to  major  biological change on Earth. Which of the following statements can you truthfully make in response to your friend's suspicions?

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which gives water a high tensile strength,

#Question id: 10560

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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

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The direction and rate of water flow across a membrane are determined by

#Question id: 10563

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The rate of diffusion depend upon

#Question id: 10564

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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?

#Question id: 10565

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The term Yp is the hydrostatic pressure of the solution