First Lab Exam Flashcards
Contribution made by solutes
osmotic potential
Contribution made by pressure
pressure potential
Contribution made by water-binding colloids and surface
matric potential
(T/F)
Osmotic potential can be omitted
F
(T/F)
Matric potential can be omitted
T
Contribution made by gravity. Often omitted because it applies only to tall trees
gravitational potential
Osmotic potential is always _______ in value
negative
Pressure potential can be ____, _____, or _____ in value
positive, negative, zero
The sum of water potential is negative in value except in ____ cells
turgid
3 common procedures to measure water potential
weight change method, plasmolysis and chardakov method
What solution is being used in weight change method?
non-electrolyte solution
The main goal of weight change method is to find a solution where the weight and volume of the tissue ______ change
does not
Example of non-electrolyte solution
mannitol
What is used to make potato cylinders?
cork borer
how many test tubes were used in WCM?
12
Size of potato cylinders in cm
1
What is being calculated in weight change method?
% change in weight
icRT is a formula of ______________ _____________
osmotic potential
What is being determined by plasmolysis?
osmotic potential
How many minutes are the leaves immersed in the prepared solution in plasmolysis?
10
What section is being cut to be observed under microscope in plasmolysis?
epidermis
What is being determined in Chardakov method?
water potential
(T/F)
Leaves are placed in the duplicate solutions
F
What crystals are added in test solutions in Chardakov method? (2 answers)
methylene blue crystals, bromophenol blue crystals
Other term for water holding capacity?
saturation point
Minimum amount of water that prevents plant from wilting permanently?
permanent wilting point
Term for “above WHC”
oversaturation
The WHCs used in the experiment were: ___%, ____%, ____%, and ____%
30, 60, 100, 120
What parameters were measured after 3 weeks in WHC experiment? (4 answers)
shoot length, shoot DW, root DW, leaf area