Transport In Plants Ques 53
53. Water potential of actively absorbing cells is lower than that of the surrounding environment
(a) always +ve
(b) always -ve
(c) always 0.0
(d) always $>0$
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) Water potential is regarded as the tendency of water to move out of a system. Pure water has the highest possible water potential which is zero. All solutions have a water potential lower than that of pure water.