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Question
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.
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Solution
Presence of thick cuticle
Sunken stomata
leaves converted into Spines
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Mention the two ways in which transpiration helps the plants.
The diagram alongside represents a structure found in a leaf. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:
(i) Name the parts labeled A and B.
(ii) What is the biological term for the above structure?
(iii) What is the function of the part labeled A?
(iv) Mention two structural features of A, which help in the function mentioned in (iii) above?
(v) Where is this structure likely to be found in a leaf?
(vi) The structure (fig.5.22) helps in the process of transpiration. Explain the term transpiration.
(vii) How many other cells are found surrounding this structure as seen in the diagram?
Give Reasons for the following:
Transplanting of seedlings to a flowerbed in the evening is better than doing so in the morning.
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Explain the Term :
Hydathode
Name the following:
Holes present on the surface of the stems and twigs for transpiration.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
Transpiration is a physiological process
State the Location:
Hydathodes
