Transpiration in plants

Which term best describes evaporation?

• The flowing of water from one location to the other.

• The process by which water changes from a liquid form to a gas.

• The process by which water is turned from a gaseous form to a liquid form.

• None of the above

Which 3 of the following steps are involved in transpiration?

• Water vapor leaves the leaf through the stomata.

• Water is taken up by the roots from the soil.

• Water travels in the stem through the leaf.

• Sugar is moved throughout the plant.

The water vapor enters the _______________ in the ____________ layer and then leaves the plant.

• Palisade, Xylem

• Cuticle, Phloem

• Lower Epidermis, Air Spaces

• Air Spaces, Spongy Mesophyll

The plant can lose up to _________ of water through transpiration.

The main purpose of the guard cells are to:

• None

• Carry out photosynthesis.

• Create sugar.

• Control the opening and closing of the stomata.

Which statement best describes the stomata?

• A hole in the leaf.

• A tiny pore on the surfaces of the leaf that allows for gas exchange between the leaf and the atmosphere.

• Guard Cells with vacuoles that get larger and smaller over the course of the day.

• None of the above.

The xylem carries both...

• Water

• Glucose

• Minerals

• Carbon dioxide

The purpose of transpiration is to ________ plants down.

• punch

• kick

• hit

• cool

The three main functions of roots in a plant are: (choose 3)

• To connect to other plants nearby

• To anchor the plant in the ground.

• To absorb water and minerals from the soil.

• To store food when necessary.

Shoots consists of _________ including _________ and buds, flowering stems and flower buds.

• roots; leaves

• stems; roots

• stems; leaves

• flower; leaves