Vocab - POLING Ch. 4 (Transpiration)

Question 1

transpiration

Answer 1

The normal loss of water vapor by evaporation through the stomata

Question 2

fountain

Answer 2

Water flowing into the air in a spray; spring of water.

Question 3

expel

Answer 3

To force out, or eject.

Question 4

guttation

Answer 4

A process in which xylem sap is released on the edges of leaves.

Question 5

pressure

Answer 5

The continuous force acting on something.

Question 6

circulation

Answer 6

Going around in a cycle.

Question 7

hydrologic cycle

Answer 7

The process through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth in liquid or solid form, and ultimately returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.

Question 8

condensation

Answer 8

The process of a gas or vapor turning into a liquid form.

Question 9

precipitation

Answer 9

precipitation Occurs after condensation when a liquid or solid falls to earth from

Question 10

atmosphere

Answer 10

The gaseous layers that surround a planet.

Question 11

groundwater

Answer 11

Precipitation that seeped into the earth.

Question 12

capillary action

Answer 12

A molecular force that causes a liquid to adhere and cohere
along the surface of a solid (often a tube) using surface tension.

Question 13

partial vacuum

Answer 13

A built up pressure occurring when matter is removed from an
enclosed space.

Question 14

cohesion

Answer 14

A property that occurs when molecules of the same kind hold

Question 15

adhesion

Answer 15

A property that occurs when molecules of different kind hold onto

Question 16

gravity

Answer 16

A natural force that causes molecules to move toward the center of some point. (It is what gives us weight.)

Question 17

mineral salt

Answer 17

Inorganic minerals that are absorbed by plants for healthy growth

Question 18

turgor

Answer 18

A pressure exerted by fluid in a cell that presses the cell membrane against the cell wall. It is what makes living plant tissue rigid. (Loss of this will cause flowers and leaves to wilt.)

Question 19

humidity

Answer 19

A measure of the amount of moisture in the air.

Question 20

adaptation

Answer 20

Changing over time physically / behaviorally for species survival.