Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Which of the following statements are true and which ones are false? Give reason in support of your answer.
Atmospheric humidity promotes transpiration from a green plant.
Options
True
False
Solution
False
Reason: Transpiration is reduced during high atmospheric humidity. High humidity in the air reduces the rate of outward diffusion of the internal water vapour across stomata, thereby reducing the rate of transpiration
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
State whether the following statement is true or false. Rewrite the false statement correctly.
During transpiration, the leaves lose more water from their upper surface.
(a) State whether the following statements are True Or False?
(b) Rewrite the false statements,in the correct form by changing either the first or the last word only .
Voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring the rate of transpiration in green plants.
Why are the stomata in most plants more numerous on the lower surface of a leaf instead of being on the upper surface?
Briefly explain how the rate of transpiration is affected by
Intensity of light
Given below is an apparatus which has setup to investigate a physiological process in plants. The setup was placed in bright sunlight. Answer the questions that follow:
List two adaptations in plants to reduce the above process.
Choose the correct answer:
Transpiration is more ____________
Give Reasons for the following:
Plants absorb more water than their requirement
Differentiate Between Cuticular and Lenticular transpiration.
Name the following:
Holes present on the surface of the stems and twigs for transpiration.
Write the functional activity of the following structure:
Guard cells
