Title: Rate of transpiration I found interesting to know how different environmental factors affect the rate of transpiration. There are different environmental factors‚ such as light intensity‚ humidity‚ wind and temperature that affect the rate of transpiration. Transpiration is a topic 9 in our Biology higher level book. I have read all the information through this chapter and researched some extra information. Based on this information that I had known I decided to take experiment of environmental
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131002 Today I will be discussing our experiment and the basics of transport of minerals and water in plants. Transport in plants are called transpiration. Water evaporates from the leaves which cause a type of suction that draws water from the roots. The water travels up via the vascular bundles. This flow of water is called transpiration stream. Some pressure is created forcing some water out of the cells in into the spaces between the cells. The water evaporates and through the process
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Although it may seem strange‚ the desert is the home to many plant and animal wildlife. Of course‚ to survive the hot and dry conditions‚ these wildlife have to be specially adapted to capture as much food and water as possible to sustain themselves. In the desert‚ it can get as hot as over 30 degrees in the day and below 16 degrees at night! This project will further explore a few of the plants and animals‚ as well some of their adaptations. PLANTS : KAI COLE ANIMALS : DENNEIL CHAMBERS
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environmental conditions affected the rate of transpiration of a plant. The environmental factors we looked at were the affects of various temperatures and different light amounts in the different temperatures. We found that as the temperature warmed up‚ the rate of transpiration was higher. When the temperature was at five degrees Celsius‚ the rate of transpiration was very low. When we took out half of the light source and measured the rate of transpiration in the three temperatures we found the same
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were some constants in this lab? 2. Calculate the average rate of water loss per day for each of the treatments. (Humidity‚ Light‚ Fan‚ Dark‚ Room or control). 3. Explain why each of the conditions causes an increase or decrease in transpiration compared with the control. 4. How did each condition affect the gradient of water potential from the stem to leaf in the experimental plant? 5. What is the advantage to a plant of closed stomata when water is in short supply? What are
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Effect of Humidity on Transpiration in Plants Problem/Aim How does placing a plant in a more humid location for 50 minutes affect its rate of transpiration? Introduction Transpiration is the loss of water from a plant‚ mainly through the stomata of leaves. Darkness‚ internal water deficit‚ and extremes of temperature tend to close stomata and decrease transpiration; illumination‚ ample water supply‚ and optimum temperature cause stomata to open and increase transpiration. Its exact significance
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TRANSPIRATION: Investigation 11 Learning Objectives: To investigate the relationship among leaf surface area‚ number of stomata‚ and the rate of transpiration To design and conduct an experiment to explore other factors‚ including different environmental variables‚ on the rate of transpiration To investigate the relationship between the structure of vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) and their functions in transporting water and nutrients in plants Before doing this laboratory you should understand:
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Effect of temperature and humidity on the transpiration rateof the whole mushrooms P.V. Mahajan * ‚ F.A.R. Oliveira‚ I. Macedo Department of Process and Chemical Engineering‚ University College Cork‚ Ireland Abstract Water loss or transpiration is an important physiological process that affects the main quality characteristics of fresh mushrooms‚such as saleable weight‚ appearance and texture. A loss in weight of only 5% may cause fresh produce to lose freshness and appear wiltedand it is an
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10:00 Transpiration Laboratory Abstract: Transpiration is affected by many things including temperature and humidity; we were interested in seeing what other factors influence the rate that transpiration occurs. The purpose of this experiment was to explore how paint effects transpiration. I hypothesized that the rate of transpiration would decrease with the addition of paint to the bottom or the Laurel twig’s leaves. After collecting and analyzing the data I learned that transpiration rate
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Evaporation and Transpiration Evaporation and transpiration (evapotranspiration) are components of hydrologic cycle‚ which at principle‚ can be calculated from meteorological observations such as temperature‚ humidity‚ radiation‚ wind speed‚ etc. The process‚ however‚ is quite complex and a substantial literature has been produced on it. In this chapter our focus is mainly on the concept and simple estimations of evaporation and transpiration. Mechanism of evaporation from water surfaces Here
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