Transpiration And Its Importance
What is Transpiration? Explain. What is the importance of Transpiration to the environment?
Transpiration and Its Importance
Transpiration is a very important term in botany. Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts such as stems, flowers, and leaves.
We know that water is essential for plants; it helps plants to grow, but only a small amount of water taken up by the roots is used for growth and metabolism. The remaining water is lost by transpiration.
In the process of transpiration, water molecules in the plant tissue are removed from the aerial parts of the plants.
There are three types of transpiration in plants.
1) Stomatal transpiration
2) Lenticular transpiration
3) Cuticular transpiration
● Importance of transpiration
1) Transpiration helps to maintain osmosis and keeps the cells rigid.
2) It helps in the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere throughout photosynthesis, as the opening of stomata during the day helps gaseous exchange.
3) Transpiration provides water for Photosynthesis.
4) Transpiration also maintains the turgidity of the cell and helps in cell division.
5) Transpiration helps in the exchange of gases and also provides coolness to the plant body.
– Written By Rupali Gadekar
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