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What is the name of the process by which plants lose water vapor through small pores in their leaves?
Answer
Transpiration
Transpiration is the process by which water absorbed by a plant's roots travels up through the stem and evaporates as vapor through tiny pores called stomata in the leaves. It drives water and nutrient movement throughout the plant and accounts for the vast majority of water loss in plants.
💡 Did you know?
A single large oak tree can transpire over 40,000 gallons of water into the atmosphere in a single year — roughly enough to fill a backyard swimming pool.
Other options people guess
- Osmosis
- Photosynthesis
- Respiration
Topics
- botany
- plants
- biology
- water-cycle
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