Question

loss of water in the early morning from tips of leaves is called as _______.
a. guttation
b. transpiration
c. respiration
d. bleeding ​

Answer 1

$\huge\fcolorbox{red}{cyan}{Transpiration}$

Answer 2

a. guttation is the correct answer.

• Guttation refers to loss of water from leaves of plants, in the form of water drops.
• The water drops are of xylem sap.
• The small pores from where water loss occurs are called hydrathodes.
• Guttation occurs due to root pressure and happens at night, thus drops are visible in early morning.
• Example of plants in which guttation occurs are rose, bnana etc.