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Question
The diagram given alongside is an apparatus used to study a particular phenomenon in plants.
(i) Name the apparatus.
(ii) What is it used for?
(iii) What is the role played by the air bubble in this experiment?
(iv) Of what use is the reservoir?
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Solution
(i) Potometer
(ii) Potometer is used to measure the rate of transpiration.
(iii) The rate of movement of the air bubble will indicate the rate of transpiration.
(iv) The reservoir is used to provide water to the potometer.
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