Question
What is the scientific name for the process by which water vapour evaporates from the leaves of a plant?(Hint: "Evaporation " will not earn you the mark here.) Enter your answer
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Answer
Transpiration
Explanation
## The question is asking for the scientific term that describes the process by which water vapor evaporates from the leaves of a plant. This is not simply evaporation, as the hint suggests, but a specific process that occurs in plants. ## The correct term is "transpiration". This is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.