Transpiration

All of the following are forces involved in the process of transpiration EXCEPT ____________.

• root pressure

• capillary action

• active transport

• transpiration pull

Water molecules pull each other up the xylem due to ______________.

• capillary action

• root pressure

• osmosis

• active transport

Root pressure pushes water up the xylem _____________.

• a great distance

• to the leaf

• a small distance

• to the flowers

Transpiration is the process in which ______________.

• water moves through a plant and is later evaporated from the roots

• water moves through a plant and is later evaporated from the leaves

• mineral salts enter the roots

• none of the above

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Remember when you put the celery in the water? What happened to the water level by the next day?

• The level dropped A LOT, because the celery sucked it up.

• The level stayed the same, because the celery was dead.

• The level dropped a little, because of evaporation.

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Water transported from stems to leaves through what?

• xylem

• phloem

• stems

• roots

Cells that control the opening and closing of stomata

• Cuticle
• Guard cell
• Vascular tissue
• Stomata

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of transpiration?

• sunlight

• humidity

• wind speed

• rain

What is the name of the microscopic holes in leaves that are opened and closed to allow water to TRANSPIRE?

• water doors

• stomata

• leaf eyes

• transpiration holes

Transpiration pull is ____________.

• a force used to get water molecules into the roots

• a pushing force

• a vacuum force

• none of the above

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