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प्रश्न
An apparatus as shown below was set up to investigate a physiological process in plants. The setup was kept in sunlight for two hours. Droplets of water were then seen inside the bell jar. Answer the questions that follow:
Mention two ways in which this process is beneficial to plants.
उत्तर
Transpiration is beneficial to plants in the following ways:
- It creates a suction force in the stem which enables the roots to absorb water and minerals.
- It helps in cooling the plant in hot weather.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Differentiate between Transpiration and Evaporation
An apparatus, as shown below, was set up to investigate a physiological process in plants. The setup was kept in sunlight for two hours. Droplets of water were then seen inside the bell jar. Answer the questions that follow:
- Name the process being studied.
- Explain the process named above in Q.3(a)(i).
- Why was the pot covered with a plastic sheet?
- Suggest a suitable control for this experiment.
- Mention two ways in which this process is beneficial to plants.
- List three adaptations in plants to reduce the above mentioned process.
State whether the following statement is true or false. Rewrite the false statement correctly.
Transpiration is the loss of water from the roots of the plant.
Give a reason.
What happens to the movement of the air-bubble if the apparatus shown above is kept in dark.
Given alongside is the diagram of an experimental set-up to demonstrate a certain phenomenon in plants.
Would it make a difference if the experimental set-up is kept in bright sunshine?
Design an experiment to demonstrate the transpiration process.
Give Technical Term
When cobalt chloride paper is placed on lower and upper surface of the leaf, the paper of which side becomes more pink?
Define transpiration.
Transpiration takes place through ______.
