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Question
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:
Explain the process named above in 7.1.
Solution
Transpiration is a process during which water is lost in the form of water vapour through aerial parts of the plant.
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