Loss of water vapour from aerial parts of a plant is called
ARespiration through lenticels
BTranslocation through phloem
CTranspiration through stomata
DPhotosynthesis through plastids
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Transpiration through stomata
1. The chapter defines transpiration as water loss as vapour.
2. It happens mainly through stomatal pores on leaf surfaces.
3. Translocation refers to food movement in phloem.
4. So transpiration is the right answer.
_Source: Selina Concise Biology Class 8, Ch on Transport in Plants (Mistral OCR'd PDF), Transpiration_
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