TranspirationFactors…TropismsFunction
Openings on the underside of leaves through which water is released into the atmosphere What are stomata? Category 1 Question 1
The loss of water in liquid form from an uninjured leaf or stem What is guttation? Category 1 Question 2
The amount of moisture in the atmosphere that comes from plants’ transpiration What is 10%? Category 1 Question 3
The coolest science teacher ever Who is Mrs. Fritton? Category 1 Question 4
The amount of water a large oak tree can transpire in just one year What is 40,000 gsllons? Category 1 Question 5
Plants transpire more rapidly in this as it stimulates the opening of the stomata What is light? Category 2 Question 1
Transpiration rates increase when this increases; stomata tend to close when it decreases What is temperature? Category 2 Question 2
As this characteristic of the air rises, transpiration rates fall What is relative humidity? Category 2 Question 3
Movement of this can result in higher levels of transpiration What is air (i.e. wind!)? Category 2 Question 4
The premature aging of a plant, can result in leaf loss What is senesce? Category 2 Question 5
A plant’s response to light What is a phototropism? Category 3 Question 1
A plant’s response to gravity What is a geotropism? Category 3 Question 2
A plant’s response to water What is a hydrotropism? Category 3 Question 3
A plant’s response to touch What is a thigmotropism? Category 3 Question 4
If a plant grows toward a stimulus, it is showing this type of tropism What is a positive one? Category 3 Question 5
Vascular tissue through which nutrients travel downward through a plant’s stem What is phloem? Category 4 Question 1
Vascular tissue through which nutrients travel upward through a plant What is xylem? Category 4 Question 2
Organs where a plant’s food is made, also allow for exchange of gases and water What are leaves? Category 4 Question 3
These absorb nutrients and help anchor a plant in the ground What are roots? Category 4 Question 4
Category 4 Question 5 Can be herbaceous or woody; provide support for a plant What is a stem?