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प्रश्न
Briefly explain how the rate of transpiration is affected by:
Humidity of the atmosphere
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उत्तर
When the air is humid; it can receive very less water vapour. Thus, high humidity in the air reduces the rate of outward diffusion of the internal water vapour across stomata, thereby reducing the rate of transpiration.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the factors which affect the rate of transpiration? State their role in each case.
Which of the following statements are true and which ones are false? Give reason in support of your answer.
Most transpiration occurs during midday.
Given below is an apparatus which has setup to investigate a physiological process in plants. The setup was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the questions that follow:
List two adaptations in plants to reduce the above process.
The figure given below represents an experimental setup with a weighing machine to demonstrate a particular process in plants. The experimental setup was placed in bright sunlight. Study the diagram and answer the following questions.

Define the above mentioned process.
Give Reasons for the following:
Balsam plants wilt during midday even if the soil is well watered.
Explain the Term :
Hydathode
Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow:

(i) Name the process being studied in the above experiment.
(ii) Explain the process mentioned in (i) above.
(iii) Why is oil placed over water?
Give Technical Term
Loss of water from the aerial parts of a plant.
Mark the most appropriate answer in the following:
Transpiration is very low during storms due to:
