Transpiration -
- Transpiration is the evaporative loss of water by plants. It occurs mainly through stomata.
- Transpiration has more than one purpose; it
- creates transpiration pull for absorption and transport of plants
- supplies water for photosynthesis
- transports minerals from the soil to all parts of the plant
- cools leaf surfaces, sometimes 10 to 15 degrees, by evaporative cooling
- maintains the shape and structure of the plants by keeping cells turgid.
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Transpiration is the evaporative loss of water by plants through the aerial exposed parts. Hence, the correct answer is option d.
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