Water droplets are seen along the leaf margins of herbaceous plants during an early morning, when evaporation is low. This phenomenon is termed ________.

Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Exudation

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Guttation

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The correct option is D
Guttation

The loss of water in the form of droplets through hydathodes, specialized pores present on the leaf margins and apex is known as guttation.

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Complete the following statement by choosing the correct option out of those given within brackets.
Loss of water as droplets through the leaf margin of a plant is termed (bleeding/guttation/transpiration).

The loss of water as water vapour from the aerial parts of a plant is known as

(a) evaporation (b) perspiration

Name the following :

(a) Openings on the stem through which transpiration occurs.

(b) The process by which the intact plant loses water in the form of droplets.

(d) A plant in which the stomata are sunken.

(e) The apparatus to record the rate of transpiration in a cut shoot.

(f) Any two parts of a leaf which allow transpiration.

(g) The structure in a leaf that allows guttation.

(h) Loss of water as droplets from the margins of certain leaves.

Q. Water droplets are seen along the leaf margins of herbaceous plants during an early morning, when evaporation is low. This phenomenon is termed ________.

Q. Imagine yourself in a lawn early in the morning. You look at a few plants having water drops along the margin of the leaves. After sometime, the water drops evaporate leaving white spots behind.
Assertion (A) :This is due to a phenomenon called guttation.
Reason(R) : In guttation, dissolved minerals form white spot after evaporation of water content.

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Water droplets are seen along the leaf margins of herbaceous plants during an early morning, when evaporation is low. This phenomenon is termed ________.

The correct option is D Guttation The loss of water in the form of droplets through hydathodes, specialized pores present on the leaf margins and apex is known as guttation.

The correct option is D
Guttation

The loss of water in the form of droplets through hydathodes, specialized pores present on the leaf margins and apex is known as guttation.