3/20/2011

(2.54) Transpiration-


·         Evaporation of water from surface of plant
o    Heat is provided by sunlight as it is absorbed by the leaf structure
o    Liquid is changed to gas right above the stomatal pore
o    Evaporation is through the stomatal pores
o    Gas diffuses through the pore (steep diffusion gradient)

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