AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

CHEMICAL CYCLES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Evaporation of water from plant leaves is called ____
A
transpiration
B
respiration
C
digestion
D
oxidation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The water eventually is released to the atmosphere as vapor via the plant’s stomata-tiny, closeable, pore-like structures on the surfaces of leaves. Overall, this uptake of water at the roots, transport of water through plant tissues, and release of vapor by leaves is known as transpiration.

Detailed explanation-2: -Transpiration occurs when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transpiration is just a subset of the evaporation process. For more information regarding the Transpiration and Evaporation, visit BYJU’S.

Detailed explanation-4: -Evaporation of water from the lenticels of the plants is known as lenticular transpiration.

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