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Question
Transpiration is best defined as
Options
loss of water by the plant
evaporation of water from the aerial surfaces of a plant
loss of water, as water vapour, by a plant
release of water by a plant into the atmosphere
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Solution
evaporation of water from the surfaces of a plant
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