Transport in Plants

37 topics, ranked by how often each is asked.

  • 48 questions
  • 28 papers
  • 1.36% of Biology

Topics

The squares are the last ten exam years: filled means it was asked that year.

Topics

37 topics · 48 questions
  1. 1Means of Transport – Active Transport2.1%1 questionPractise Means of Transport – Active Transport
  2. 2Transpiration – Transpiration Pull2.1%1 questionPractise Transpiration – Transpiration Pull
  3. 3Water Movement up a Plant – Properties of Water4.2%2 questionsPractise Water Movement up a Plant – Properties of Water
  4. 4Water Absorption by Roots – Apoplast Pathway2.1%1 questionPractise Water Absorption by Roots – Apoplast Pathway
  5. 5Phloem Transport – Flow from Source to Sink4.2%2 questionsPractise Phloem Transport – Flow from Source to Sink
  6. 6Plant-Water Relations – Water Potential2.1%1 questionPractise Plant-Water Relations – Water Potential
  7. 7Transpiration – Guttation2.1%1 questionPractise Transpiration – Guttation
  8. 8Transport in Xylem2.1%1 questionPractise Transport in Xylem
  9. 9Phloem transport - pressure flow hypothesis4.2%2 questionsPractise Phloem transport - pressure flow hypothesis
  10. 10Phloem transport and mineral nutrient mobility2.1%1 questionPractise Phloem transport and mineral nutrient mobility
  11. 11Mass flow hypothesis of phloem transport2.1%1 questionPractise Mass flow hypothesis of phloem transport
  12. 12Direction of translocation in phloem vs xylem2.1%1 questionPractise Direction of translocation in phloem vs xylem
  13. 13Facilitated diffusion - symport, antiport, uniport2.1%1 questionPractise Facilitated diffusion - symport, antiport, uniport
  14. 14Ascent of sap - transpiration pull2.1%1 questionPractise Ascent of sap - transpiration pull
  15. 15Diffusion across membranes2.1%1 questionPractise Diffusion across membranes
  16. 16Active and passive transport2.1%1 questionPractise Active and passive transport
  17. 17Active transport2.1%1 questionPractise Active transport
  18. 18Osmosis - hypotonic solution2.1%1 questionPractise Osmosis - hypotonic solution
  19. 19Transpiration – stomatal movement2.1%1 questionPractise Transpiration – stomatal movement
  20. 20Transpiration – mechanism of stomatal opening2.1%1 questionPractise Transpiration – mechanism of stomatal opening
  21. 21Water potential2.1%1 questionPractise Water potential
  22. 22Transpiration and gas exchange through stomata2.1%1 questionPractise Transpiration and gas exchange through stomata
  23. 23Phloem transport – nature of phloem sap2.1%1 questionPractise Phloem transport – nature of phloem sap
  24. 24Ascent of sap4.2%2 questionsPractise Ascent of sap
  25. 25Phloem transport8.3%4 questionsPractise Phloem transport
  26. 26Stomatal mechanism2.1%1 questionPractise Stomatal mechanism
  27. 27Root pressure4.2%2 questionsPractise Root pressure
  28. 28Water absorption2.1%1 questionPractise Water absorption
  29. 29Cohesion-tension theory2.1%1 questionPractise Cohesion-tension theory
  30. 30Facilitated diffusion2.1%1 questionPractise Facilitated diffusion
  31. 31Transpiration4.2%2 questionsPractise Transpiration
  32. 32Plant-Water Relations2.1%1 questionPractise Plant-Water Relations
  33. 33Plant Movements2.1%1 questionPractise Plant Movements
  34. 34Opening and Closing of Stomata6.3%3 questionsPractise Opening and Closing of Stomata
  35. 35Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure2.1%1 questionPractise Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure
  36. 36Absorption of Mineral Ions2.1%1 questionPractise Absorption of Mineral Ions
  37. 37Means of Transport2.1%1 questionPractise Means of Transport

Questions per paper

Asked in 12 of the last 16 papers (2017–2026).

  1. 2026: not asked
  2. 2026 Re-NEET: not asked
  3. 2025: not asked
  4. 2024: not asked
  5. 2024 Re-NEET: 1 question
  6. 2023: 3 questions
  7. 2023 Manipur: 2 questions
  8. 2022: 3 questions
  9. 2022 Phase 2: 3 questions
  10. 2021: 1 question
  11. 2020: 1 question
  12. 2020 Phase-2: 1 question
  13. 2019: 2 questions
  14. 2019 Odisha: 3 questions
  15. 2018: 1 question
  16. 2017: 2 questions

Concepts tested

  • Girdling experiment 2
  • Phloem loading 2
  • Active absorption of water
  • Active and passive transport
  • Active transport
  • Active transport uses energy
  • apoplast pathway of water movement
  • Ascent of sap - transpiration pull
  • cohesion, adhesion, surface tension and guttation
  • cohesion, adhesion, surface tension, guttation
  • Cohesion-tension theory
  • Diffusion across membranes
  • Diffusion pressure deficit
  • direction of translocation in phloem
  • Direction of translocation in phloem vs xylem
  • Facilitated diffusion - symport, antiport, uniport
  • Features of facilitated transport
  • Glycolate theory of stomatal opening