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Define transpiration. How does it help a plant?

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Transpiration is the process of losing water from the surface of the leaf through stomata. Transpiration helps a plant in cooling the leaves. It also helps in the upward movement of water and minerals from the roots to the leaves by a cohesion-adhesion mechanism.



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