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How would you describe transpiration?

Transpiration is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. So basically transpiration is evaporation of water from plant leaves. Transpiration also includes a process called guttation, which is the loss of water in liquid form.


Why would curled up leaves help a plant survive in a hot dry climate?

Curled up leaves reduce surface area exposed to the sun, minimizing water loss through transpiration and maintaining moisture within the plant. This adaptation helps the plant conserve water and survive in a hot, dry climate.


Why are leaves important to a plant?

Leaves are important to a plant because they are its primary site for photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy. Leaves also help regulate the plant's water balance through transpiration and provide a surface area for gas exchange. Additionally, leaves can store nutrients and help protect the plant from pests and environmental stress.


What part of a plant would you assume had been damaged if its leaves begin to wilt?

If the 🌱 🍁 began to wilt then the root of a plant would probably be damaged.


How do swollen leaves help a plant to survive in warm conditions?

The swollen leaves are narrow so that less sunlight can be taken in for the plant because it already gets alot since its habitat is a warm enviroment so less sunlight would be ideal for it. So therefore less sunlight is taken in at the top of the leaves.

Related Questions

What do you think would happen if a plant had no stomata?

If a plant did not have stomata on the bottom of its leaves, water and oxygen leaving the plant would not be regulated.


Would a house plant survive if the only water that it was given was sprayed as a mist onto its leaves Why or Why not?

NO


Would water travel faster through a plant with or without leaves?

if you are talking about a plant that used to have leaves and lost them, than the now leafless plant loses (or has water travel faster through it) than with leaves, if you are talking about plants that are always leafless (cacti) it isn't faster than leaf plant because they store their water better so it moves very slowly in cacti.


What is a plant system?

This would be the vascular plants vascular tissue. The xylem carries water from the roots to the leaves and the pholem carries manufactured sugars from the leaves to the places in the plant where the sugars are needed.


How would you describe transpiration?

Transpiration is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. So basically transpiration is evaporation of water from plant leaves. Transpiration also includes a process called guttation, which is the loss of water in liquid form.


A plant with stomata present only on the top of its leaves would be best suited to which environment?

Water Surface


What is a plant's circulatory system?

This would be the vascular plants vascular tissue. The xylem carries water from the roots to the leaves and the pholem carries manufactured sugars from the leaves to the places in the plant where the sugars are needed.


Which solution makes plants grow faster?

Calcium nitrate or potassium nitrate dissolved in water and sprayed on certain plant leaves should help them grow faster than just water alone. The type of solution would vary from plant to plant. Some plants burn when water is sprayed on their leaves.


Why would curled up leaves help a plant survive in a hot dry climate?

Curled up leaves reduce surface area exposed to the sun, minimizing water loss through transpiration and maintaining moisture within the plant. This adaptation helps the plant conserve water and survive in a hot, dry climate.


Which type of leaves would you find on a plant that grows in a dry climate?

In dry climate, the leaves will modify themselves to spines to minimize their water loss by transpiration.


Why are leaves important to a plant?

Leaves are important to a plant because they are its primary site for photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy. Leaves also help regulate the plant's water balance through transpiration and provide a surface area for gas exchange. Additionally, leaves can store nutrients and help protect the plant from pests and environmental stress.


Where would a plant without waxy leaves grow successfully?

A plant without waxy leaves would likely grow successfully in a moist environment with high humidity, such as a tropical rainforest or a shady forest floor. These conditions would help prevent the loss of water through transpiration since the plant lacks the waxy cuticle that can reduce water loss in drier environments.