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Question
Briefly explain how the rate of transpiration is affected by:
Humidity of the atmosphere
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Solution
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.
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