Assertion(A): Most of the water flow in the roots occurs via the apoplast.
Reason(R): The packing of cortical cells offers no resistance to water movement.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Subtopic:  Water Absorption |
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Assertion(A): There is pulling of water, molecule by molecule, into the leaf from the xylem.
Reason(R): Evaporation of water through stomata facilitates the movement of water against gravity.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Transpiration & Guttation |
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Assertion(A): The direction of movement in the phloem can be upwards or downwards.
Reason(R): The source will always be leaf and the sink will be other plant parts.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Phloem Translocation: Short Distance Transport | Phloem Translocation |
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Assertion(A): Minerals are absorbed actively.
Reason(R): The concentration of minerals in the soil is usually lower than the concentration of minerals in the root.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Photosynthesis Transpiration Compromise & Mineral Translocation |
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Assertion(A): Water minerals and food can be moved within the body of a plant by diffusion alone.
Reason(R): Translocation of nutrients and food in a tree occurs by a mass flow system.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Phloem Translocation |
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Assertion(A): Imbibition is facilitated diffusion.
Reason(R): Water movement is along a concentration gradient.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Imbibition |
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Assertion(A): Diffusion is the only means for gaseous movement within the plant body.
Reason(R): Diffusion is very important to plants.
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Diffusion | Means of Transport: Passive |
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Assertion(A): Root endodermis has the ability to transport ions in one direction only.
Reason(R): Root endodermis has lignified sections.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Photosynthesis Transpiration Compromise & Mineral Translocation |
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Assertion(A): Passive transport is entropy driven.
Reason(R): Passive transport is always down the concentration gradient.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Means of Transport: Passive |
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Assertion(A): Food in phloem sap can be transported in any required direction so long as there is a source of sugar and a sink able to use that food.
Reason(R): The source-sink relationship is variable depending on physical and physiological conditions of the plant.
Choices for Assertions and reasons:
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Subtopic:  Phloem Translocation |
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