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What does Monocistronic mean?

Monocistronic means one cistron in a transcription unit, i.e. it contains only one structural gene, coding for a single polypeptide chain. Each... View Article

17 June 2021: UPSC Exam Comprehensive News Analysis

CNA 17th June 2021:- Download PDF Here TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS 1 Related B. GS 2 Related HEALTH 1. Soon, drones might ferry vaccines C. GS 3... View Article

Does Apoplast Provide A Barrier To Water Movement?

No, apoplast does not render any barrier to the movement of water and movement of water through mass flow.... View Article

How Does The Apoplastic Movement Of Water Take Place?

The apoplastic movement of water exclusively takes place via the intercellular spaces and the cell walls.... View Article

What Pathways Are Adopted By Water After It Is Absorbed By Root Hair?

After the water is absorbed by root hair, it could seep deeper into the layers of the root by two pathways - symplast and apoplast pathways.... View Article

Through Which Process Is Water Absorbed By Root Hair?

Through diffusion, water is absorbed along with the mineral solutes by root hair.... View Article

Give An Instance Of A Negative Hydrostatic Pressure Gradient.

Suction through a straw is an instance of a negative hydrostatic pressure gradient.... View Article

How Can Bulk Flow Be Achieved?

It could be achieved either through a negative hydrostatic pressure gradient or a positive hydrostatic pressure gradient.... View Article

What Is Mass Flow?

It is the movement of substances in bulk from one to another point due to the difference in pressures between those two points.... View Article

Is Imbibition A Type Of Diffusion?

Yes, Imbibition is a special type of diffusion when water is absorbed by solids, colloids, thereby leading to an increase in its volume.... View Article

When Are Cells Said To Be Plasmolysed?

When the protoplast shrinks away from the walls as a result of water being drawn out of cells via diffusion into the extracellular fluid, cells... View Article

When Does Plasmolysis Happen?

It takes place when water moves out of cells and the cell membrane of cells of plants shrink away from their cell wall.... View Article

Until When Does Water Move From Its Region Of Higher Chemical Potential To That Of Its Lower?

Water continues to move from its region of higher chemical potential to its region of lower chemical potential till equilibrium is attained.... View Article

What Do The Rate Of Osmosis And Net Direction Depend On?

They depend on the concentration gradient and pressure gradient.... View Article

What Are Some Significant Determinants Of The Movement Of Molecules In And Out Of Cells In Plants?

The membrane of the vacuole, cell membrane and the tonoplast in plant cells together are vital determinants of molecular movement in or out of... View Article

What In Plant Cells Contributes To The Solute Potential?

The cells in plants generally have a large central vacuole. Its contents, the vacuolar sap, contribute to the solute potential of the cell.... View Article

Give An Instance Wherein Pressure Potential Can Be Negative.

In plants, negative potential or tension in the water column in the xylem has a role in water transportation up a stem. This is one such instance.... View Article

Name An Instance Where Pressure Can Build Up In A Plant System.

When water enters plant cells as a result of diffusion, leading to a pressure built up against cell walls, cells become turgid thus increasing... View Article

What Happens If A Pressure Higher Than Atmospheric Pressure Is Applied To Pure Water Or A Solution?

The water potential increases if a pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure is applied to pure water or a solution.... View Article

What Happens To The Solute Potential If Solutes Are More?

If solutes molecules are more, the solute potential is lower.... View Article

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