Study the diagram given below and answer the questions that follow:
(a) Name the process being studied in the above experiment.
(b) Explain the process mentioned in (a) above.
(c) Why is oil placed over water?
(d) What do we observe with regard to the level of water when this set up is placed in (1) bright sunlight (2) humid conditions (3) windy day?
(e) Mention any three adaptions found in plants to foster the process mentioned in (a) above.
An apparatus as shown below was set up to investigate a physiological process in plants. The setup was kept in sunlight for two hours. Droplets of water were then seen inside the bell jar. Answer the questions that follow :
(a) Name the process being studied.
(b) Explain the process named above in (a) .
(c) Why was the pot covered with a plastic sheet ?
(d) Suggest a suitable control for this experiment.
(e) Mention two ways in which this process is beneficial to plants.
(f) List three adaptations in plants to reduce the above mentioned process.