Neco 2021 Biology Question 7

Practice objective / multiple choice question 7 from the 2021 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2021 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 7 NECO • 2021 • BIOLOGY • objective

A leaf of area \(150\ \text{cm}^2\) loses water by transpiration at a rate of \(0.5\ \text{mg\,cm}^{-2}\,\text{h}^{-1}\) for 8 h during the day. Simultaneously, the root system of total area \(120\ \text{cm}^2\) absorbs water by root pressure at \(0.3\ \text{mg\,cm}^{-2}\,\text{h}^{-1}\) for the same period. Calculate the net water loss of the plant over the day in grams.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. 0.312
B. 0.336
C. 0.300
D. 0.288
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
0.312

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This is Neco 2021 Biology Question 7. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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