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Which of the following plant material is an efficient water imbibant
Options
(a) lignin
(b) pectin
(c) agar
(d) cellulose
Correct Answer:
agar
Explanation:
Adsorption of water by a substance (solids-colloids) is known as imbibition. Proteins, agar, starch etc are imbibants. Agar can absorb 99 times more water than that of its weight. Cellulose, lignin, pectin have comparatively much less power of imbibition.
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Topics: Transport and Nutrition in Plants
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Subject: Biology
(4253)
Important MCQs Based on Medical Entrance Examinations To Improve Your NEET Score
- Major quantity of carbon dioxide is transported in human body in the form
- Cell adhesion and cell recognition occurs due to biochemicals of cell membrane namely
- The primary cell wall of plant consists of
- A vascular bundle having phloem on either side of the xylem
- Fatty substances are emulsified by
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Subject: Biology (4253)
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