Chapter 24 - Transport, Storage And Gas Exchange in Flowering Plants

Question 1

Transpiration

Answer 1

The loss, by evaporation, of water vapour from the leaves and other aerial parts of the plant

Question 2

True rate of photosynthesis

Answer 2

(Rate of CO2 absorbed through stomata) + (rate of CO2 produced in respiration)

Question 3

Lenticels

Answer 3

Openings in the stem of plants that allow for gas exchange

Question 4

Cohesion

Answer 4

Sticking of similar molecules together

Question 5

Adhesion

Answer 5

Sticking of different molecules together