Loss of water in the form of vapours from the living tissues of aerial plant parts is called _________________.
A
Transpiration
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B
Guttation
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C
Bleeding
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D
Precipitation
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Solution
The correct option is A Transpiration The loss of water in the vapour form from the exposed parts of a plant is called transpiration. The loss of water due to transpiration is quite high. It is 22 litre per day in sunflower, 36−4536−45 litres in apple and upto 11 tonne per day in elm tree.