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2.58B Potometers

The document discusses the use of potometers to estimate the rate of transpiration in flowering plants, highlighting the assumption that water uptake equals water loss. It emphasizes the importance of various precautions to ensure valid experimental results, such as using healthy plants and maintaining controlled conditions. Additionally, it includes a simulation to investigate the effect of temperature on transpiration rates and prompts the design of an experiment to study the impact of wind speed.

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2.58B Potometers

The document discusses the use of potometers to estimate the rate of transpiration in flowering plants, highlighting the assumption that water uptake equals water loss. It emphasizes the importance of various precautions to ensure valid experimental results, such as using healthy plants and maintaining controlled conditions. Additionally, it includes a simulation to investigate the effect of temperature on transpiration rates and prompts the design of an experiment to study the impact of wind speed.

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Topic: 2 (h) Transport – Flowering Plants (2.

58B) Date: ……………………………………

Potometers
The rate of transpiration can be estimated using a potometer.

When using a potometer, the distance moved by an air bubble in the capillary tube in a set time can be used to
indicate the rate of water uptake by the plant. It is then assumed that the rate of water uptake equals the rate of water
lost by transpiration.

Explain why this might not be a good assumption.

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Explain why each of the precautions listed in the table below are necessary to ensure results derived from
experiments that use potometers are valid.

Precaution Justificaiton
Plant needs to
be healthy

Stem needs to
be cut under
water

Stem needs to
be cut at an
angle

Potometer
needs to be
watertight

Leaves need to
be dry

Allow time to
acclimatise
before taking
measurements

Keep other
conditions
constant
throughout.
Potometer Simulation: investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of transpiration

Conditions (Light Level = Bright, Wind Speed = High, Humidity = Low)

Temperature Distance moved by air bubble (mm) Volume Transpiration


After 0 After 2 After 4 After 6 After 8 After of water rate
mins mins mins mins mins 10 transpire (mm3/min) **
mins d after 10
mins
(mm3) *
Low

Normal

High

* Volme = π r2h (r = radium, h = length). The internal diameter of the capillar tube is 1mm.

** Transpiration rate = volume / time

Draw a graph of your results for this experiment (time on x-axis, distance moved by bubble on y-axis, three lines to
represent low, normal and high temperature).

Design an experiment to investigate the effect of increasing wind speed on the rate of transpiration (CORMMSS).

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