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.