
Ganong's potometer is used to study the following process in plants.

Important Questions on Transpiration
Observe the apparatus carefully and then answer the questions that follow:
State the purpose of this apparatus.


What is the apparatus shown below called? State its purpose.

Observe the apparatus carefully and then answer the questions that follow:
Name the apparatus.

The apparatus shown below is used in an experiment to investigate water relationships in plants :
Name the process which this apparatus is designed to measure.

Give suitable explanation for the following:
Cork and bark of trees help in preventing loss of water.

An experiment was set up as shown in the figure given on the side. Answer the following questions:
What is the colour of cobalt chloride paper when it is dry and when it is wet?

What happens to the movement of bubbles if the apparatus is kept under the following conditions:
1. In sunlight.
2. In the dark.
3. In front of a fan.

The apparatus shown below is used in an experiment to investigate water relationships in plants :
What would happen to the reading of balance if the apparatus is kept in sunlight for 10 hours?



The apparatus shown below is used in an experiment to investigate water relationships in plants :
What is the function of the balance?


Observe the apparatus carefully and then answer the questions that follow:
State the use of water reservoir.


The apparatus shown below is used in an experiment to investigate water relationships in plants :
What is the function of the oil in the graduated tube?


State the use of capillary tube in the given apparatus.


The apparatus shown below is used in an experiment to investigate water relationships in plants :
What would happen in the graduated sidearm if water was taken up by the plant?

