alleryThe evaporation of water from the aerial parts of a plant, mainly through the stomata of leaves, is known as which process?
ATranspiration
BTranslocation
CImbibition
DRespiration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Transpiration
1. The clue is water loss as vapour from leaves through stomata.
2. Translocation is bulk movement of food through phloem, so option B is out.
3. Imbibition is swelling of dry solids, so option C is out.
4. Water vapour loss through stomata is transpiration, option A.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 14 Transportation in Plants and Circulation in Animals "Transpiration", p.209_
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