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Lesson #6: Transpiration. Objectives: Explain how transpiration occurs. Transpiration. What is it?. Transpiration is the loss of water from a plant It’s caused by the evaporation of water from inside the leaves. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LESSON #6: TRANSPIRATIONObjectives:
Explain how transpiration occurs.
TRANSPIRATION
WHAT IS IT?Transpiration is the loss of water from a plant
- It’s caused by the evaporation of water from inside the leaves.
- The evaporation causes a slight shortage of water in the leaf, which causes it to draw more water up from the plant, which causes water to be drawn up from the roots via cohesion.
- It has two beneficial effects - a) It transports minerals from the soil and - b) It cools the plant.
FACTORS WHICH AFFECT TRANSPIRATION
The rate of transpiration is affected by
1. The amount of light2.Temperature3. Amount of air movement4.Humidity of the surrounding air
The biggest rate of transpiration occurs in hot, dry, windy, sunny conditions (ie perfect to dry clothes)
The slowest rate occurs in cool, cloudy, damp, miserable weather with no wind
WRITE A SHORT EXPLANATION WITH YOUR NEIGHBOUR:HOW DOES THE LEAF STRUCTURE HELP PREVENT EXCESSIVE WATER LOSS?
HOW DO PLANTS TRANSPORT WATER AND FOOD?
Through the Xylem and Phloem
Using capillary action:Adhesion: Surface of xylem (+ve) and water (-ve)
molecules
Cohesion: water to water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc9gUm1mMzc&feature=related
http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/resources/cts/agr1030/resources/multimedia/transpiration.swf
Transpiration virtual lab:http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/
virtual_labs/BL_10/BL_10.html
TRANSPIRATION VIRTUAL LAB:
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_10/BL_10.html
1.Which factor causes the highest rate of transpiration? Why?2.Which plant has the highest rate of transpiration? Why?3.Which plant has the lowest rate of transpiration? Why?
CAPILLARY ACTION Capillary action in plants is a good example of
adhesion and cohesion.
The inner surface of the xylem contains positive and negative charges to which water forms hydrogen bonds. This is called adhesion.
As water creeps up the sides of the xylem (adhesion) the water molecules in the middle connect to other water molecules because of cohesion.
The water moves up as the water molecules at the top of the xylem enter the leaves and evaporates.
When a water molecule leaves the leaf, the molecule behind it moves up causing a general movement of the water up the tree.
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