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Question
(a) State whether the following statement are True or False.
(b) Rewrite the false statement in the correct form by changing either the first or the last word only.
Most transpiration occurs at midnight.
Options
True
False
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Solution
(a) This statement is false.
(b) Most transpiration occurs at mid-day.
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