A leafy twig of mesophytic plant dipped in water would demonstrate

Photosynthesis

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Transpiration

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Respiration

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Gutttation

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Solution

The correct option is B Transpiration
Mesophytic plants are the plants which grow in the areas/lands which is not too dry not too wet.
When this type of plant is dipped in water (making hydrophytic) then it will demonstrate transpiration More will be the amount of water and more will be the transpiration rate.
Biochemical processes like photosynthesis, respiration and guttation do not depend upon the nature of land but transpiration depends upon the amount of water present in the soil.
So, the correct answer is 'Transpiration'.

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