Which of the following process(es) take(s) place in plants? (A) Excretion (B) Transpiration (C) Absorption (D) Assimilation (E) Ingestion
(A), (B), (C), (D)
Excretion refers to the removal of metabolic waste products, and plants excrete wastes such as excess water, gases and resins through their leaves, bark and other tissues, so statement (A) is true.
Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from the aerial parts of a plant, mainly through stomata present on leaves, so statement (B) is true.
Absorption of water and dissolved minerals from the soil takes place through the root hairs of a plant, so statement (C) is true.
Assimilation is the process by which the absorbed and synthesised food materials are converted into the living protoplasm of plant cells, so statement (D) is true.
Ingestion is the taking in of solid food through a mouth or a similar opening, which is a feature of animals and does not occur in plants, so statement (E) is false.
Hence, the processes that take place in plants are Excretion, Transpiration, Absorption and Assimilation, that is, (A), (B), (C) and (D).
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