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Transpiration Basics for Biology #transpiration
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1
State the nutrients required by plants.
Carbon dioxide gas, hydrogen gas, water, ions
Oxygen gas, ions, water, urea
Carbon dioxide gas, oxygen gas, nitrogen gas, ions
Carbon dioxide gas, oxygen, water, ions
2
State the driving force that pulls water through the xylem.
Negative Pressure
Suction Force
Osmosis
Positive Pressure
3
State the name of the structure in which water vapour moves out of a leaf by transpiration.
Plasmodesma
Stoma
Guard Cell
Mesophyll
4
Which feature allows xylem to stay strong under hydrostatic pressure?
Osmosis
Lignification
Cell walls
Cellulose
5
Water mainly evaporates from the
Xylem Vessels
Guard Cells
Mesophyll cells
Epidermal cells
6
State the tissue responsible for the transport of water and ions.
Phloem
Xylem
Mesophyll
Roots
7
Thin film of liquid water is found at the _______________ of mesophyll cells.
Cytoplasm
Epidermis
Cell wall surface
Vacuole surface
8
Water vapour is found in the _______________ of green leaf.
Guard Cells
Epidermis
Chloroplasts
Intercellular air spaces
9
Explain why transpiration occurs.
For respiration to release energy
Water absorption at root
Water evaporation in leaves
For photosynthesis use at leaves
10
Which water property/properties help pull water up the xylem?
Adhesion and cohesion
Cohesion and density
Density and adhesion
Density and cohesion
