DENDROLOGY

TREE PHYSIOLOGY

TRANSPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The purpose of transpiration is to ____ plants down.
A
punch
B
kick
C
hit
D
cool
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Transpiration is the loss of water in form of water vapours through aerial parts of the leaf. It helps in drawing water from the roots to the leaves and also produces the cooling effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -Transpiration helps in the conduction of water and minerals to different parts of the plants. Due to the continuous elimination of water from the plant body, there is a balance of water maintained within the plant. It maintains osmosis and keeps the cells rigid.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants also cool the landscape directly through the process known as transpiration. When the surrounding atmosphere heats up, plants will often release excess water into the air from their leaves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Transpiration helps in the cooling of leaf surfaces. Transpiration is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapour and is released into the atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-5: -In both perspiration and transpiration, water is lost by evaporation from the body of the organism as water vapour. This evaporation reduces the temperature of the body surface and brings about cooling in the body of the organism.

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