0

Transpiration in Plants

Description: ICSE, Biology, VII
Number of Questions: 15
Created by:
Tags: ICSE Biology Respiration and Excretion in Plants
Attempted 0/15 Correct 0 Score 0

Common type of transpiration is ____________.

  1. stomatal

  2. culticular

  3. lenticular

  4. foliar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Most of the transpiration from plant parts takes place through minute openings called stomata. 

Maximum transpiration takes place from _____________________.

  1. stem

  2. leaves

  3. roots

  4. flowers and fruits


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Maximum transpiration takes place from the surface of leaves as they possess maximum number of stomata. 

Transpiration pull will be maximum under which of the following conditions?

  1. Open stomata, high humid atmosphere and well irrigated soil

  2. Open stomata, high humidity in atmosphere and dry soil

  3. Open stomata, dry atmosphere and moist soil

  4. Closed stomata, dry atmosphere and dry soil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rate of transpiration will be maximum, if the stomatal pores are open, atmosphere is dry and soil is moist.

The rate of transpiration during a stormy and cloudy day is _________.

  1. very high

  2. high

  3. low

  4. nil


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The rate of transpiration during storms is nil. Because the surrounding atmosphere already possesses large amount of water during a stormy and cloudy day.

Stomata controls the exchange of ________.

  1. water vapours only

  2. water vapours and CO2

  3. CO2 only

  4. N2 and CO2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Exchange of gas (CO2) and water is regulated by the opening and closing of stomata.

The loss of water in the form of water vapours from the exposed aerial parts of the plant is known as _____________.

  1. evaporation

  2. guttation

  3. transpiration

  4. bleeding


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Transpiration can be defined as the process of loss of water from the surface of exposed aerial parts of water. It helps to translocate water and minerals and also provides cooling effect to plants during summers. 

Which of the following is the most likely cause for wider opening of stomata?

  1. When the atmosphere is less saturated.

  2. When suction of salt molecules by adjacent guard cells takes place.

  3. When water molecules enter the guard cells.

  4. When the night temperature falls.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The widening of stomatal pores is due to the presence of water content in excess in a plant.

Water lost in transpiration is _____.

  1. pure water

  2. rich in dissolved salts

  3. rich in dissolved minerals

  4. rich in solutes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Water lost in transpiration is pure water. It does not contain any solute particles (minerals and salts). 

Which of the following is a correct statement?

  1. Transpiration is partly physical and partly physiological process.

  2. Transpiration is influenced by only environmental conditions.

  3. Transpiration depends upon absorption of water and does not use energy.

  4. Transpiration is a rapid biological process.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Transpiration is partly physical and partly physiological process. 

Which of the following epistomatous leaves would dry up last?

  1. Leaves with both surfaces ungreased

  2. Leaves with both surfaces greased

  3. Leaves with upper surface greased

  4. Leaves with lower surface greased


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Maximum transpiration takes place from the lower surface of the leaves. If this portion is greased, the loss of water taking place from the plant will be very less.

Stomata in submerged plants are _______.

  1. present but not functional

  2. absent

  3. present only in very few numbers

  4. present on both sides


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In submerged plants, stomata are present but they are not functional. Hence, they do not play any role in transpiration. 

The rate of transpiration decreases with increase in ___________.

  1. wind

  2. width of stomatal pores

  3. temperature

  4. humidity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The rate of transpiration decreases with increase in humidity. Higher the humidity in the atmosphere, the lower will be the rate of transpiration. 

The most effective light for stomatal opening is _________.

  1. green

  2. yellow

  3. blue

  4. red


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Blue light is most effective for stomatal opening. 

Presence of stomata on the undersurface of dorsiventral leaf will ________.

  1. reduce the rate of transpiration

  2. properly regulate the transpiration

  3. protect the leaf from dust

  4. increase the rate of transpiration


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Maximum stomata are present on the lower part of a leave so as to minimize the loss of water during transpiration. 

Transpiration is mainly a process of ___________.

  1. osmotic potential

  2. imbibition

  3. diffusion

  4. respiration


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In transpiration, diffusion of water molecules takes place out of the plant cells. 

- Hide questions