Question

List four advantages of transpiration for plants.

Answer 1

Transpiration:

1. The loss of water in plants by evaporation is called transpiration.
2. Transpiration takes place through the stomata on leaves.
3. Temperature and light are the factors that regulate transpiration.

Advantages of transpiration:

1. Transpiration generates a cooling effect in the plant body.
2. The upward conduction of water distributes nutrition like minerals from the soil to the aerial parts of the plant.
3. Excess water is removed by evaporation as vapor.
4. Transpiration maintains turgidity in plants which helps in their growth.