ICSE Class 8 Biology Question 18 of 21

Transport in Plants — Question 18

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Question 9(b)

Give reasons — Transpiration, despite resulting in loss of water from the plant, remains a crucial process for its overall well-being.

Answer

Despite resulting in loss of water, transpiration remains a crucial process for the overall well-being of the plant because:

  1. Transpiration provides cooling effect helping the plant to cool itself when it is hot outside.
  2. Transpiration helps in maintaining the concentration of the sap inside the plant body.
  3. Transpiration creates the suction force called transpirational pull that is necessary for ascent of sap.