Transpiration by Saxton Suchanic

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Transpiration

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TRANSPIRATION

BY: SAXTON SUCHANIC

Photo by Walt Stoneburner

First water enters the plant through the roots.

Photo by Martin LaBar (going on hiatus)

Next it goes through the stem in tubes called xylem.

Photo by Jason A. Samfield

After that the water goes into the leaves and exits out of the stomates which are controlled by guard cells.

Photo by Stanley Zimny (Thank You for 47 Million views)

Lastly the water exists the leaves in the form of water vapor.

Photo by roland

Transpiration is part of the evaporation stage in the water cycle.

Photo by dnak

Transpiration is important because it gets water to every plant cell. And if there was a drought, stomates would stay closed to keep water.

Photo by Anita363

Talking to Text - I was surprised that less than 5% of water taken in by a plant is used for photosynthesis and other life processes.

Photo by Sergiu Bacioiu

Saxton Suchanic