NEET BIOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

TRANSPORT IN PLANT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the equipment used to estimate transpiration rate.
A
Respirometer
B
Manometer
C
Potometer
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ganong’s potometer is an instrument that is used to measure the rate of transpiration.

Detailed explanation-2: -Potometer. A potometer can be used to measure the rate of transpiration that’s proportional to water uptake. Transpiration cannot be measured directly as some of the water will be used in photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -A potometer is a device, which is used to measure water uptake by the plant shoot during transpiration. It is also known as transpirometer. Ganong’s potometer is used to measure the transpiration rate in a laboratory.

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