Question

Write down the difference between the following pairs as indicated within the brackets.

Guttation and bleeding in plants (cause).

Answer 1

1. Guttation: Guttation is the action of oozing out of xylem sap drops from the tips or margins of the leaves of several higher vascular plants.
2. Bleeding in plants: The process of spilling sap from a wound or deep incision on the surface of a tree, shrub, or woody climber, is called bleeding.

Guttation	Bleeding
Guttation is caused by the positive root pressure that helps in oozing out the water from hydathodes. Positive root pressure occurs due to the absorption of water and minerals from the soil.	Bleeding is caused by turgor pressure. It is the pressure that occurs due to sap inside the tissues that transmit water and glucose around the plant.