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Do large leaves lose more water during transpiration than smaller leaves?
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∙ 13y ago
not necessarily . It depends upon the type of the plant,its environment, availability of water etc . certain plants (especially desert plants) have a waxy coating on their
leaves to prevent water loss. Even though they have larger leaves their waxy coating prevents the loss of water than the plants having smaller leaves in the tropics.
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∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoYes they do, but because they are larger they can also store more starch so the larger waterloss is counteracted.
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What is the process in which plants release a large amount of water vapor?
evaporation and transpiration
Does the size of a leaf affect the rate of transpiration?
The more leaves the plant has, the more surface there is for photosynthesis. This means there will be more stomata so the plant can take in more carbon dioxide. This will also result in more water vapour leaving the plant.
Can leaves absorb water through their leaves?
yes
How and where does water absorption take place?
Water absorption takes place in the large intestine which is separated from the improperly digested food and sent to several parts of the body. . . That is a grade 7 answer because I am in grade 7.
What substance has large molecules of smaller units?
Polymer
How does the water cycle relates to the forests?
Rainforests play a large part in regulating the water cycle. Rainforests help through the process of transpiration, which is the release of water from a plant's leaves during photosynthesis.
The evaporation of water from plants is called what?
Transpiration. During the day, water is constantly evaporating from the plant, mainly through leaf stomata. The large amount of water lost from the plant is a result of the plant's need to obtain carbon dioxide from the air.
What are leaves for?
Plants use a process called photosynthesis in order to change sunlight into food. This process takes place mostly in the leaves of a plant. Leaves are large and flattened so that a large area of chlorophyll is exposed to the sunlight. Leaves are also used in a process called transpiration, which helps draw water and dissolved minerals up the plant's stem from the roots, where these substances have been absorbed from the soil. During transpiration, water evaporates through tiny holes in the leaves. More water is drawn up through a thin tube extending down the plant's stem.
What are cactus leaves adapted to?
The roots grow deeper to gather more water, the stems are woody and the leaves are waxy to prevent water loss by transpiration, cacti have also evolved other mechanisms to prevent water loss by transpiration.
Why are cacti perfect desert plants?
because they have CAM photosynthesis (they absorb CO2 at night), they don't have leaves with large surface area (the spines are leaves) to save water (minimizes transpiration), They photosynthesize through the stem rather than the leaf.
Do large leaves or small leaves produce more food for a plant?
Large Leaves will produce more food for the plant because it can absorb more sunlight which during photosynthesis the plant creates food
How transpiration helps in bringing rain?
Trees give out a large amount of water through transpiration, this water helps in the formation of rain clouds(water cycle).
What is the process in which plants release a large amount of water vapor?
evaporation and transpiration
Does the size of a leaf affect the rate of transpiration?
The more leaves the plant has, the more surface there is for photosynthesis. This means there will be more stomata so the plant can take in more carbon dioxide. This will also result in more water vapour leaving the plant.
Are iris leaves good for compost?
Almost any leaves can be used for compost. If they are large, I would advise shredding them up into smaller pieces as this will increase surface area and decompose at a faster rate.
Why don't desert plants have leaves?
Leaves that have a small surface area lose less water.
The splitting of the nucleus of a large atom into two or more smaller nuclei occurs during nuclear?
The splitting of an atomic nucleus is known as nuclear fission.
