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What is the difference between pinocytosis and phagocytosis?


Pinocytosis is the process where substance is directly ingested as it is in dissolved form and ready for cellular absorption. It is done by the process of invagination.

Phagocytosis is the process where particles are broken down into simpler substance with the help of enzymes for absorption. It is mainly done by pseudopodia.


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Multiple Choice Questions

Companion cell in plants are associated with

  • vessels

  • sieve elements

  • sperms

  • guard cells


Assertion : Long distance flow of photoassimilates in plants occurs through sieve tubes.

Reason : Mature sieve tubes have parietal cytoplasm and perforated sieve plates.

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

  • If Assertion is true statement but Reason is false

  • If both Assertion and Reason are false statements


Lenticular transpiration takes place in

  • fruits

  • woody stems

  • leaves

  • all of these


Assertion: In angiosperms the conduction of water is more efficient because their xylem has vessels.

Reason: Conduction of water by vessel elements is an active process with energy supplied by xylem parenchyma rich in mitochondria

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

  • If assertion is true but reason is false

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


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Graham's law is correlated with

  • diffusion

  • osmoregulation

  • osmosis

  • absorption


The plant undergoes wilting when

  • xylem is blocked

  • cambium is blocked

  • phloem is blocked

  • some roots are reduced in number


When the cell is fully turgid, its

  • DPD = OP

  • DPD = zero

  • WP = TP

  • OP = zero


Vascular bundles of roots are

  • conjoint

  • concentric

  • bicollateral

  • radial


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Ectophloic siphonostele is found in

  • Osmunda and Equisetum

  • Marsilea and Botrychium

  • Adiantum and Cucurbitaceae

  • Dicksonia and Maiden hair fern


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