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The rate of transpiration increases with the decrease of
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Options:
  • A temperature
  • B wind velocity
  • C light
  • D atmospheric pressure
Solution:
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The correct answer is: atmospheric pressure
With the decrease in atmospheric pressure, the vapour pressure gradient across the stomata increases, and this causes rapid flow of vapours to the atmosphere. So with the decrease in atmospheric pressure rate of transpiration increases.

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