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When water is evaporated from plants, this process is called transpiration.

The surplus water


absorbed by the roots of the plant is released mainly from the leaves into the atmosphere by
this process. The root of the plant allows water to be absorbed into the plant, which is then
transported through the xylem tissue, in the stem, to the leaves due to capillary forces and the
action of cohesion of water molecules. Transpiration occurs when the moisture content of the
atmosphere is lower than that of the moisture inside the leaf. The stomates of the leaves open
and allows the water to be evaporated owing to diffusion. Temperature is one factor that
influence transpiration to occur. As the temperature rises, water transpires due to the stomata
of leaves opening. Warmer conditions cause plants to transpire more. Other crucial elements
include the soil's and the air's amounts of moisture. The rate of transpiration decreases as the
relative humidity of the air rises because there is more moisture in the atmosphere. However,
because they are consuming more water, plants will transpire more if the soil is moister.
Wind reduces the relative humidity in the area around a plant causing an increase rate of
transpiration. Naturally, different plants transpire more than others. Cacti and other arid-
climate plants have evolved to need less water, so they transpire less compared to other
plants. Evapotranspiration is the collective name for the evaporation from Earth's waterways
and from plants through transpiration (Editors, B. D. 2017, January 31).

Editors, B. D. (2017, January 31). Transpiration. Biology Dictionary.

https://biologydictionary.net/transpiration/

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