A piece of apparatus used for measuring the rate at which a plant shoot takes up water is called Potometer or Osmometer.
Important Questions on Transport in Plants
Figure represents the vertical section of a leaf.
Name the structure shown in the leaf section.
The diagram represents a certain physiological process in plants.
Name the process.
More transpiration occurs from the lower surface of a dorsiventral leaf.
The diagram represents a certain physiological process in plants.
Why is the pot covered with a polythene bag?
Three plants A, B and C are placed in a beaker containing coloured water. The water in each beaker is covered with a layer of oil. The leaves were removed from plant B while plant C was exposed to strong light.
(a) In which plant, A. B or C, would the water move up fastest?
(b) In which plant would water move slowly?
(c) Why is the water covered with oil?
(d) What is being investigated by this experiment?
Distinguish between :
Transpiration and perspiration.
