Transpiration
Transpiration: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Stomata, Transpiration, Guttation, Stomatal Transpiration, Factors Affecting Transpiration, Subsidiary Cells, Relationship between Transpiration and Photosynthesis and, Application of Transpiration
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.
"Transpiration is a necessary evil". Explain.
Match the column-I with column-II and select the correct combination.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| Bulliform cells | Hydathodes | ||
| Subsidiary cells | Isobilateral leaf | ||
| Epithem | Stomata | ||
| Cork cells | Phellem |
Which of the following cells play an important role in the transpiration other than guard cells?
Explain the location of subsidiary cells in the body of a plant.
Which cells are present in the region of next to guard cells in the body of a plant? (subsidiary cells/parenchyma cells)
Explain the role of subsidiary cells in transpiration.
Subsidiary cells have no role in the stomatal transpiration.
Which of the following have sunken stomata?
Maximum transpiration occurs by_____type of transpiration.
Which is/are NOT the characteristics of the guard cell?
Water release in the guttation is the pure form of water.
During the day, transpiration and photosynthesis are interlinked.
Cells that are present around the guard cell known as_____ cells.
_____ stomata check excessive transpiration.
Promotion of uptake and translocation of solute is one of the features of transpiration in plants.
Cuticular transpiration accounts for more than 50% of total transpiration.
_____ considered as the major organ for transpiration.
