FACTORS AFFECTING TRANSPIRATION

Thicker inner cell wall;
Able to change shape/bend;
Presence of chloroplasts;

Evaporation takes place at the top of plant;
Creates tension in xylem;
Water molecules stick together/are cohesive;
Then pulled/drawn up by tension;

Assimilates - sucrose, amino acids;
Movement - diffusion;

Different numbers of stomata;
Surface area different;

Decreases water potential gradient;

Active transport requires ATP;

At low temperatures molecules have low kinetic energy;
Therefore less ATP made;
Less movement of sugars into the sieve tube;

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