Q14 / 160 · JIPMER 2009 · Botany

In plants, water supply is due to

  • Correct answer
    A
    osmosis
  • B
    imbibition
  • C
    guttation
  • D
    adhesion force

Solution

The force between walls and water called adhesion force. Diffusion of water from its pure or dilute solution into a stronger solution when the two are separated by a semi-permeable membrane is termed asosmosis. In plants water supply is due toosmosis. The absorption of water by the solid particles of an adsorbant without forming a solution is calledimbibition. The loss of water in the form of liquid droplets from the leaves and other parts of an uninjured or intact plant is called guttation.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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