Question

Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis
of what is mentioned in brackets:
(1) Active Transport and Diffusion (Significance in
plants)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Significance of Active transport: It plays an important role in transport of food against the concentration gradient, absorption of minerals from soil, maintaining water and ionic balance.

Significance of Diffusion: It plays important role in the transpiration of water vapours, gaseous exchange during respiration, passive uptake of ions, translocation of food materials, diffusion of volatile aromatic compounds to attract insects.

Answer 2

Answer:

active transport requires energy to move the particle in pants against the pressure gradient

diffusion is just simple process of going through the pores

Explanation:

diffusion takes place for the flow of solution through the less solutes to the more

solutes