Transpiration
Transpiration: Overview
This topic describes transpiration. It explains the process of transpiration which occurs through the stomata, the transpiration driven ascent xylem sap depends on the properties of cohesion, adhesion and surface tension.
Important Questions on Transpiration
Assertion: Waxy and cutin coating on plant parts reduce the transpiration.
Reason : These adaptation are found in xerophytes.

Read the following statements and choose the correct option
Statement A: Stomata are absent in submerged hydrophytes.
Statement B : Respiration occurs by means of air chambers in submerged plants.

What is the significance of transpiration in plants?


Promotion of uptake and translocation of solute is one of the features of transpiration in plants.


Plants have to pay the price of photosynthesis in the form of transpiration.

Transpiration refers to the movement of nutrients produced by the leaves throughout the plant body.

Internal factors that do not affect the rate of transpiration includes:

External factors that affect the rate of transpiration include:


A higher rate of transpiration is recorded on a rainy day rather than on a sunny day.

Transpiration help to cool the body temperature of the organism.


Transpiration process helps in cooling leaves.


Transpiration plays a significant role in the concept of __________.

What do you understand by the process of transpiration? List at least five advantages of transpiration.

How does transpirational pull help in the absorption of water by the plants?

Name the morphological regions related to transpiration and guttation, respectively.
