myself about the effects of light intensity‚ representing the three seasons of summer‚ spring‚ autumn and winter‚ on the transpiration rate of mangrove shoots. Abstract: The overall aim of this report was the conduct an experiment based how different light intensity levels‚ representing the four seasons in a year: summer‚ spring‚ autumn and winter‚ affects the transpiration rate in a mangrove plant. To do this we had to set the 4 different beakers at different lengths apart‚ each beaker (from
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Home Biology on 14th October‚ 2010 Anonymous 0 what is the process of transpiration in vascular plants? vascular plants 3 Answers FollowEdit 3 Answers ‚ Sorted by Points | Newest first | Oldest first on 29th July‚ 2011 William Cyrus 12.1k Karma 1 Transpiration is the procedure by which plants acquire nutrients in the air and lose their own moisture in the process. The leaf tissues is important for this process. Edit on
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Title: Transpiration Aim: To study the significance of the pattern of stomatal distribution in Coleus and Lucky bamboo leaf Theory: Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from the surface of the plants due to evaporation. Transpiration can help the uptake of water in the xylem due to transpiration pull. During transpiration‚ mesophyll cells lose water continuously to the air space. This decreases the water potential of the mesophyll cells. Water is then drawn from their neighbouring cells
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the leaves of the marram grass roll up to form long tubes. This helps drain any water down towards the roots of the plant. Match the adaptations of the marram grass leaves with their function Waxy Cuticle Reduce water loss through transpiration Stomata sunk in pits Trap a layer of moist air close to the leaf surface Leaf
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set out to examine the different transpiration rates of a plant system in certain environments. Water is transported in a plant by the process of transpiration‚ which is the loss of water through evaporation from the surface of leaves. The stomata in leaves are responsible for the diffusion of water vapor. Transpiration brings water upward through the xylem in the plant. There are certain factors that can affect transpiration rates in plants. Most transpiration is boosted with the help of leaves
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Grade 10 Investigating the rate of transpiration Term 2 Practical SBA task Total: 40 A group of Grade 10 learners investigated the effect of environmental factors on the rate of transpiration. They set up an experiment as shown in the diagram below. lamp air bubble Apparatus used to investigate the rate of transpiration 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 State a hypothesis for this investigation. Name the apparatus used in this investigation. What is the significance of the tap? Explain TWO
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in the middle of the root and in the vascular bundles in the stem. The transpiration is the important process in the plant. The main reason is that transportation is the loss of water through vaporization and it helps to minerals and ions to be absorbed‚ also it helps water and minerals to flow from root to upper part of plant. Second important reason is that transpiration process helps to ‘cool’ the plants. Transpiration rate depends on 2 issues‚ first is the gradient in humidity from the leaf’s
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Xerophytes A xerophyte is a plant which has adaptations which allows it to live in an environment with little available moisture (the opposite being a hydrophyte). There are some adaptations that are typical of xerophytes‚ usually to reduce the rate of transpiration: A thick waxy cuticle: By having this‚ the plant can limit the amount of water lost through evaporation. If there is little available; why lose what you have? Its shiny surface is also reflective with regards to light‚ keeping the leaf cool
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Introduction: (Total: 10 pts) 1. Transpiration is critical for plant physiology. In your own words‚ what is transpiration‚ and why is this important in plants? (2 pts) Transpiration is the evaporation or loss of water through the pores (stomata) on the underside of leaves. Transpiration is vital to plants because it not only allows the plant to cool itself‚ but it also changes the osmotic pressure of cells allowing for nutrient transfer between cells‚ and between roots and stem. 2. Plants can
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The question is what factors affect transpiration? The environmental factors that affect the rate of transpiration are light‚ temperature‚ humidity‚ wind and soil water (Sadava‚ 2010). In lab 3b‚ all of the plants in this experiment will lose a lot of water through transpiration‚ but those affected by the light and the fan will lose a larger amount of water. Then the hypothesis can be factors that increase evaporation will increase transpiration. Plants transpire actively in the light than
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