CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2007

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    Munch hypothesis is based on

    A)  translocation of food due to TP gradient and imbibition force

    B)  translocation of food due to Turgor Pressure (TP) gradient

    C)  translocation of food due to imbibition force

    D)  none of the above

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Munch hypothesis or mass flow or pressure flow hypothesis was put forward by Munch (1927, 1930). According to this hypothesis, organic substances move from the region of high osmotic pressure to the region of low osmotic pressure in a mass flow due to the development of a gradient of turgor pressure.


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