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Given below is the diagram of an apparatus used to study a particular phenomenon in plants:
What happens to the movement of the air-bubble if the apparatus is kept:
(i) In the dark
(ii) In sunlight
(iii) In front of a fan
Give a reason in each case.
Solution
(i) If the apparatus is kept in the dark, there will be no transpiration as the stomata would be closed. As a result, there would be no movement of the air bubble and it would remain stable.
(ii) If the apparatus is kept in bright sunlight, the rate of transpiration will be more. As a result, the movement of the air bubble would be larger since there would be more loss of water due to transpiration.
(iii) If the apparatus is kept in front of a fan, the rate of transpiration will be more. As a result, the movement of the air bubble would be larger since there would be more loss of water due to transpiration as the velocity of wind/air increases.
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