Poster showing transpiration process in plants.
Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 27 June 2017, Updated 11 July 2024 Size: 4.4 MB Referencing Hub media

Transpiration is where plants evaporate water through the openings in their leaves. The rate of transpiration depends on leaf shape, size, pores (stomata) and waxiness of the leaf surface.

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