transpiration

Question 1

What is transpiration?

Answer 1

loss of water from a plant

Question 2

what causes transpiraiton?

Answer 2

Evaporation and diffusion of water from a plant’s surface.

Question 3

where does most transpiration happen?

Answer 3

leaves

Question 4

how does the plant compensate for the shortage of water transpiration creates?

Answer 4

more water is drawn up from the rest of the plant via Xylem to replace it.

Question 5

what is a transpiration stream?

Answer 5

consent flow of water being drawn up through the roots.

Question 6

Explain how transpiration is a side effect of photosynthesis?

Answer 6

they have to have a stomata in them so that gases can be exchanged easily

because there’s more water inside the plant than in the air outside the water escapes through the leaves via stomata.

Question 7

Explain how a photometer can be used to estimate transpiration mate?

Answer 7

Question 8

how to test if light intensity affects the rate of transpiration?

Answer 8

Question 9

how to test if Temperature affects the rate of transpiration?

Answer 9

Question 10

how to test if humidity affects rate of transpiration?

Answer 10

Question 11

how to test if wind speed affects rate of transpiration?

Answer 11