Absorption of Water by the Plant Both water and minerals are essential for plants. Plants absorb water and minerals from soil. The process of absorption of water and minerals is described…
Necessity of Osmosis in Plant Life The necessity of osmosis in plant life is unlimited. A short description of this is given below: Absorption of water: Plant absorbs water by root…
An Experiment of Osmosis Osmosis can be observed by putting a Potato Osmoscope. Requirements: A large Potato, A Bowl, Water and Sugar solution. Procedure: Take the half bowl of…
Condition of Osmosis Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a differentially permeable membrane. It is the movement of free water molecules transversely a semi-permeable membrane, down an…
What is Osmosis? If a raisin is kept in a cup of water for some times it will be shown that the raisin will absorb water and become…
Diffusion through Membrane If two solutions (mixture) of different concentrations is separated by a membrane then the rate of diffusion between two solutions will depend on the nature…
What is Diffusion Pressure? The potential ability of a substance to move from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration at a constant, temperature end…
What is Diffusion Process? If a spoon of sugar dissolves in a glass of water, the sugar molecules spread throughout the whole glass of water; as a result the…
What is Imbibition? If one side of a piece of blotting paper is touched water surface, the blotting paper will gradually absorb water and becomes wet. We can…
Deficiency Symptoms of Nutrients Plants show special symptoms in case of deficiency of any element. These symptoms are called Deficiency Symptoms or deficiency disease. We can ascertain the deficiency…