Transpiration in Plants Quiz

What is one of the primary roles of water in plants?

• To provide energy

• To keep cells turgid

• To absorb sunlight

• To repel insects

Which part of the plant is primarily responsible for transporting water?

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Stomata

• Roots

What happens to water inside the leaf before it exits through the stomata?

• It evaporates

• It freezes

• It condenses

• It solidifies

What is the process called when water moves out of the leaf through stomata?

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Precipitation

• Condensation

How does increased light intensity affect transpiration?

• It decreases transpiration

• It has no effect

• It increases transpiration

• It stops transpiration

What is the waste product of photosynthesis that exits the leaf?

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

Why does wind increase the rate of transpiration?

• It decreases the concentration gradient

• It blocks the stomata

• It increases the concentration gradient

• It cools the leaf

What effect does higher temperature have on transpiration?

• It has no effect

• It increases evaporation

• It freezes the water

• It decreases evaporation

How does high humidity affect the rate of transpiration?

• It increases the rate

• It decreases the rate

• It has no effect

• It stops transpiration

What happens to water particles when they gain kinetic energy?

• They evaporate

• They freeze

• They condense

• They solidify