GCSE Biology – More on transpiration

Last updated: 19/07/2020

Learning Objectives

-I can explain the mechanism of transpiration
-I can explain the effects of temperature and humidity on transpiration

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  1. What is transpiration?

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  2. When cells have lots of water, they are

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  3. Why is it beneficial for a plant’s cells to be turgid?

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  4. What factors affect the rate of transpiration?

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  5. What factors affect the rate of transpiration?

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  6. What happens to rate of transpiration as temperature increases?

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  7. Why does rate of transpiration increase as temperature increases?

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  8. What happens to rate of transpiration as humidity increases?

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  9. Why does rate of transpiration decrease as humidity increases?

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  10. Which feature reduces rate of transpiration?

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  11. Which feature reduces rate of transpiration?

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  12. Which feature reduces rate of transpiration?

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  13. Which feature reduces rate of transpiration?

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  14. Why does a waxy leaf cuticle reduce transpiration?

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  15. Why does having stomata sunk in pits reduce transpiration?

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