TRANSPIRATION Transpiration is the loss of water vapour through evaporation in living plant. The rate of transpiration is affected by external conditions. Based on the above statement, plant a laboratory experiment to study the effect of wind movement on the rate of transpiration Answer Construct Sample answer Problem statement | What is the effect of aifferent speed of air movement on the rate of transpiration? Hypothesis ‘The faster the speed of air movement, the higher the rate of transpiration Variables TManipulated variable : the speed of air Responding variable : the rate of transpiration Controlled variables : temperaturellight intensity//humidity List of apparatus and | Leafy shoot (any plan), distilled water, vaseline, capillary tube, rubber tubing materials stopwatch, beaker, tissue paperlcloth, marker penlthread, fan Experimental 1.| A leafy shoot is cut under water and the cut is kept in the water procedure 2.| The capillary tube and rubber tubing are filled with water and the leafy shoot is inserted into the rubber tubing The leaves are wiped dry and some vaseline is put around the each ends of the rubber tubing to make it airtight 4. | The photometer is placed in a beaker of water to allow water to move up a capillary tube for 5 minutes. 5.| A section of the capillary tube is marked A and B, a distance of S cm. 6.| The capillary tube is lied from the beaker and the rubber tubing is pressed gently to squeeze out a drop of water from the capillary to trap an air bubble in the tube. 7.| The capillary tube is placed back into the beaker of water and kept upright using the retort stand 8. | The photometer is placed under the low speed of fan for 10 minutes. 9. | The time taken for the air bubble to move from A to B is retorded by using the stopwatch. 10] Steps 5 to 8 is repeated twice to get the average. 11] The experiment is repeated under medium and strong speed of fan 12) The resuts obtained are recorded in the table. 13] The rate of transpiration is calculated using formula Wind Readings Rate of speed — transpiration! First Second | Third Average 4 emmin Siow ium Fast