Transport in Plants — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYTransport in Plants1 Mark
MCQ
Guttation is caused due to:
A
Imbibition
B
Osmosis
✓
Positive root pressure
D
Transpiration
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
Positive root pressure
Guttation is the loss of water in liquid form as a dilute solution from uninjured leaf tips.
The uninjured leaf tips have hydathodes or water stomata. Under conditions of low transpiration dilute solution of minerals oozes out through them under the influence of increased root pressure.
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