Transpiration (CIE IGCSE Biology: Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award))

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Transpiration

  • Transpiration is defined as:

The loss of water vapour from the leaves of plants

  • Water travels from the roots to the leaves in the xylem vessels; when it reaches the cells of the spongy mesophyll layer in the leaves it evaporates from the surface of the spongy mesophyll cells into the air spaces
  • Water vapour then diffuses out of the air spaces into the surrounding environment via the stomata

Transpiration in plants, IGCSE & GCSE Biology revision notes

Transpiration is the loss of water vapour from the leaves of plants due to evaporation from the surfaces of spongy mesophyll cells

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Cara graduated from the University of Exeter in 2005 with a degree in Biological Sciences. She has fifteen years of experience teaching the Sciences at KS3 to KS5, and Psychology at A-Level. Cara has taught in a range of secondary schools across the South West of England before joining the team at SME. Cara is passionate about Biology and creating resources that bring the subject alive and deepen students' understanding