Question

Pour water to fill one – third of the glass. Add a few drops of red ink to the water. Cut the base of the stem of the herb and put it in the glass.
(i) What will you observe?
(ii) What is the conclusion of your observation?
(iii) Which part of the plant help in the process of conduction?
(iv) Why it is required to cut the base of the stem before putting in the water?​

Answer 1

Pour water to fill one – third of the glass. Add a few drops of red ink to the water. Cut the base of the stem of the herb and put it in the glass.

(i) What will you observe?

(ii) What is the conclusion of your observation?

(iii) Which part of the plant help in the process of conduction?

(iv) Why it is required to cut the base of the stem before putting in the water?​

Answer 2

Answer:

The conduction of water and ink by the stem

This experiment is done to check the movement of water in stem in which ink is mixed with water and the stem is left in the mixture and after an hour we observe the stem and it shows that the ink is present inside the stem shows that the stem conducted the water and the ink, as well as the colored ink patches, are observing it proves that  the xylem and its elements help stem to conduct the water.

So the correct option is 'The conduction of water and ink by the stem'

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