Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
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.

Name the process intended for study.
Advertisements
उत्तर
Transpiration
संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between Transpiration and Evaporation
Which of the following helps in the upward movement of water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves through the stem?
Give suitable explanation for the following:
Perspiration and transpiration help to cool the body temperature of the organism.
Give a reason.
What happens to the movement of the air-bubble if the apparatus shown above is kept in front of a fan?
A well watered healthy potted plant with variegated leaves was kept in darkness for about 24 hours. It was then set up as shown in the diagram and exposed to light for about 12 hours. At the end of this time, leaf x and y were tested for starch. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
(i) Why was the plant initially kept in darkness for 24 hours?
(ii) What is the function of sodium hydroxide solution in the flask?
(iii) Select the correct leaf from the five available choices shown in the diagram as a, b, c, d and e. Rewrite the correct answer by filling in the appropriate letter for the questions that follow:
1. After the starch test, leaf x would look like ______.
2. After the starch test, leaf y would look like ______.
(iv) The experiment with leaf y shows that photosynthesis requires the presence of certain factors. Mention any one factor.

Design an experiment to demonstrate the transpiration process.
Give Technical Term
When cobalt chloride paper is placed on lower and upper surface of the leaf, the paper of which side becomes more pink?
During transpiration, there is a loss of ______
ABA (Abscisic acid) is called a stress hormone. How does this hormone overcome stress conditions?
Enlist different advantages of transpiration.
