FBISE Class 9th (SSC-l)

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A. Carbon dioxide
B. Sucrose
C. Cellulose
D. Protein
Answer: Plants excrete gases such as carbon dioxide and oxygen along with some other waste materials.
A. Absorb more water
B. Get rid of accumulated waste materials
C. Increase transpiration
D. Produce more glucose
Answer: Shedding old leaves removes the metabolic wastes that have accumulated in them.
A. Very small traces
B. Relatively large amounts
C. Only during the night
D. Only during fruit formation
Answer: Macronutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are needed in large amounts.
A. Wilting
B. Chlorosis
C. Guttation
D. Plasmolysis
Answer: Chlorosis is the yellowing of leaves, often caused by a deficiency of magnesium or nitrogen.
A. Nitrogen
B. Phosphorus
C. Iron
D. Potassium
Answer: Iron, zinc and manganese are needed only in small amounts and are therefore micronutrients.
A. Excessive flowering
B. Stunted growth and yellowing of leaves
C. Increased transpiration
D. A thicker cuticle
Answer: Nitrogen deficiency results in poor growth and chlorosis because nitrogen is needed for proteins and chlorophyll.
A. They lack chloroplasts
B. They contain chloroplasts and regulate the opening of stomata
C. They are dead cells
D. They are found only in roots
Answer: Guard cells contain chloroplasts and change turgor to open and close the stomatal pore.
A. Turgidity of guard cells
B. Pressure of the phloem
C. Root pressure
D. Thickness of the cuticle
Answer: Water entering or leaving the guard cells changes their turgor, opening or closing the stomata.
A. Closes the stomata
B. Removes water vapour from around the leaves
C. Cools the air completely
D. Increases humidity
Answer: Wind carries water vapour away, which increases the diffusion gradient for water loss.
A. High humidity
B. Bright sunlight
C. Dry wind
D. High temperature
Answer: High humidity reduces the diffusion gradient of water vapour, so less water evaporates.
A. Decreases transpiration
B. Increases transpiration
C. Stops transpiration
D. Has no effect on transpiration
Answer: Higher temperature increases evaporation from leaf surfaces and therefore raises the transpiration rate.
A. Directly evaporating water
B. Causing stomata to open
C. Reducing root pressure
D. Thickening the cuticle
Answer: Light triggers the opening of stomata, which in turn increases transpiration.
A. Root pressure alone
B. Transpiration pull
C. Active transport
D. Diffusion of gases
Answer: Transpiration pull, a negative pressure, is the main force drawing water up the xylem.
A. Soil water is more concentrated than the cell sap
B. The cell sap of the root hair is more concentrated than the soil water
C. The root hair actively pumps water
D. Guard cells are open
Answer: The more concentrated cell sap has a lower water potential, so water moves into the root hair by osmosis.
A. Passive process
B. Active process requiring ATP
C. Result of transpiration only
D. Gas diffusion process
Answer: Water uptake by osmosis is passive and does not require metabolic energy.
A. Glucose
B. Sucrose
C. Fructose
D. Starch
Answer: Sucrose is the principal sugar translocated through the phloem of most plants.
A. It only moves food downward
B. It can move food both upward and downward from source to sink
C. It transports water only
D. It uses only dead cells
Answer: Phloem transport is bidirectional, moving food from sources to sinks in any direction needed.
A. Respiration only
B. Photosynthesis
C. Guttation
D. Transpiration
Answer: Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and releases oxygen during daylight.
A. Only at night
B. All the time in all living cells
C. Only in the roots
D. Only in leaves during the day
Answer: Respiration is a continuous process that takes place in every living cell of the plant.
A. Stop all gas exchange
B. Still respire and release carbon dioxide
C. Produce more oxygen
D. Absorb minerals by osmosis
Answer: Respiration continues at night, so plants release carbon dioxide even when stomata are mostly closed.