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प्रश्न
Give Reasons for the following:
Balsam plants wilt during midday even if the soil is well watered.
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उत्तर
The transpiration rate in such plants is very high during mid-day and exceeds the water absorption rate of the roots. So more water is lost than absorbed. This water deficiency in cells causes them to lose turgidity and the plants wilt.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is true or false. Rewrite the false statement correctly.
During transpiration, the leaves lose more water from their upper surface.
Fill in the blank with the suitable term given below:
Transpiration is reduced if the air is __________.
Suppose you have a small rose plant growing in a pot. How would you demonstrate transpiration in it?
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.
Differentiate Between Transpiration and Evaporation.
Differentiate Between Transpiration and Perspiration.
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?
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word:
Transpiration normally takes place in the presence of ___________.
State the Location:
Lenticels
Mark the most appropriate answer in the following:
In hot summer days, plant cooling is due to :
