Question

Lenticular transpiration can be regulated

Answer 1

Explanation:

Lenticular transpiration - definition. This type of transpiration is the loss of water from plants as vapor through the lenticels. The lenticels are tiny openings that protrude from the barks in woody stems and twigs as well as in other plant organs.

Answer 2

The complete question is:

Lenticular transpiration can be regulated. True or False.

The given statement is true.

• Lenticular transpiration refers to the loss of water( evaporation) from small openings present on the bark of trees, which are known as lenticels.

• Lenticular transpiration can be regulated by coating the bark of the trees, thereby reducing the rate of loss of water from the surface of the bark.

• Other types of transpiration are stomatal transpiration( from the stomata in leaves) and cuticular transpiration( from the cuticles in leaves).