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Rate of Transpiration
Rate of Transpiration
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2. Diagram below shows the set up of apparatus to investigate the factors which affect the rate of
transpiration. The potometer is placed under a moving fan for an hour and the experiment is
repeated for different fan speeds.
a) Table below shows the positions of the air bubble for different fan speeds.
Speed of fan Position of the air bubble (cm)
1 6.6
2 6.8
3
i. Complete table above by prediction the position of the air bubble. (1 mark)
ii. What is the relationship between the speed of fan and the rate of transpiration.
(1 mark)
b) Diagram below shows the bubble map about the factors which affect the rate of
transpiration.
Complete the bubble map. (2 marks)
Air
Movement
humidity
of air
Factors
which affect
the rate of
tanspiration
i.
ii.