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प्रश्न
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उत्तर
Plants absorb more water than what is required. Out of 100%, only 5% of the water is used in metabolic reactions while the remaining 95% is released into the atmosphere as transpiration.
The three uses of this phenomenon are:
(i) It helps in transportation of water and minerals to the various parts of the plant.
(ii) It produces a cooling effect to the plants.
(iii) It evaporates excess water.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Transpiration pull will be maximum under which set of the following conditions?
Answer the following (only in few words);
Give one important difference between transpiration and evaporation.
Briefly explain how the rate of transpiration is affected by:
Humidity of the atmosphere
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.

When the weight of the test tubes A and B is taken before and after the experiment, what change is observed? Justify.
Differentiate between transpiration and guttation.
Name the following:
Plants in which lenticular transpiration.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Root hairs are the extensions of the outer epidermal cells of the root
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Evaporation is a physiological process
Write the functional activity of the following structure:
Lenticels
