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NIOS · Class 12 · Biology
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3 Concept Maps
Overview of Water Relations in Plants
The map in words
- Water in Plants
- Basic Phenomena
- Permeability
- Fully permeable cell wall
- Impermeable cuticle
- Selectively permeable membranes
- Diffusion
- No membrane needed
- Concentration gradient
- Gases CO2 and O2
- Osmosis
- Semipermeable membrane
- Water movement only
- Endosmosis and Exosmosis
- Plasmolysis
- Hypertonic solution
- Protoplasm shrinks
- Reversible process
- Permeability
- Water Absorption
- Root hairs
- Soil water types
- Capillary most available
- Hygroscopic least available
- Gravitational drains away
- Pathways
- Apoplast cell walls
- Symplast plasmodesmata
- Ascent of Sap
- Root Pressure
- Small plants only
- 3 to 5 atmospheres
- Cohesion Tension Theory
- Transpiration pull
- Cohesion force
- Adhesion force
- Root Pressure
- Translocation
- Phloem tissue
- Source and sink
- Munch Mass Flow
- Water Loss
- Transpiration
- Stomatal 90 percent
- Cuticular 10 percent
- Lenticular 0.1 percent
- Guttation
- Liquid water drops
- Through hydathodes
- Root pressure driven
- Transpiration
- Basic Phenomena
Chapter Overview - Water Absorption, Transport and Loss in Plants
The map in words
- Water Movement in Plants
- Absorption
- Osmosis process
- Root hair uptake
- Water potential gradient
- Semipermeable membrane
- Transport Mechanisms
- Xylem transport
- Root pressure theory
- Cohesion tension theory
- Ascent of sap
- Phloem transport
- Munch hypothesis
- Source to sink
- Mass flow mechanism
- Xylem transport
- Water Loss
- Transpiration
- Stomatal 90%
- Cuticular 10%
- Lenticular 0.1%
- Guttation
- Liquid water loss
- Hydathodes
- High root pressure
- Transpiration
- Regulation
- Stomatal mechanism
- Guard cells
- K+ ion theory
- Turgor changes
- Factors affecting
- Environmental
- Plant factors
- Hormonal control
- Stomatal mechanism
- Absorption
Classification of membrane types and their permeability properties in plant structures
The map in words
- Membrane Types
- Cell Wall
- Fully Permeable
- Allows solvent and solutes
- Fully Permeable
- Cuticle
- Impermeable
- Blocks water and minerals
- Impermeable
- Cell Membrane
- Selectively Permeable
- Controls substance entry
- Selectively Permeable
- Cell Wall
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What are the important topics in Absorption, Transport And Water Loss In Plants for NIOS Class 12 Biology?
Key topics in Absorption, Transport And Water Loss In Plants include 1 Four Basic Phenomena - Permeability, Diffusion, Osmosis, and Plasmolysis, 2 Water Potential and Related Concepts, 3 Absorption of Water by Plants, 4 Translocation of Organic Solutes (Phloem Transport). Study these first, then practise questions on each for the NIOS Class 12 board exam.
What do the concept maps for Absorption, Transport And Water Loss In Plants show?
The 3 maps show how the ideas in Absorption, Transport And Water Loss In Plants connect: Overview of Water Relations in Plants; Chapter Overview - Water Absorption, Transport and Loss in Plants. Each map is also written out as an outline on this page.
How should I revise Absorption, Transport And Water Loss In Plants for the NIOS Class 12 board exam?
Learn the core ideas first, then work through the 44 practice questions on Absorption, Transport And Water Loss In Plants. Revise definitions regularly and use flashcards for quick recall before the exam.
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