Which one of the following is correctly matched?
- Passive transport of nutrients – ATP
- Apoplast – Plasmodesmata
- Potassium – Readily immobilisation
- Bakane of rice seedlings – F. Skoog
Answer
(3) Potassium – Readily immobilisation
Solution
(1) Passive transport takes place along the concentration gradient and does not need ATP – wrong match.
(2) The apoplast is the non-living pathway of cell walls and intercellular spaces; plasmodesmata connect the cytoplasm of cells and form the symplast – wrong match.
(4) Bakane (foolish seedling) disease of rice was studied by E. Kurosawa (gibberellins); F. Skoog worked on cytokinins – wrong match.
(3) In soil, water-soluble potassium is readily converted into a fixed, less available form (immobilisation) – correct match.
Answer: (3)