Form 5: Chapter 1- Transport ( TRANSPIRATION)

2 A group of students carried out an experiment to study the effect of different

speed of air movement on the rate of transpiration of fresh leafy plant.

Step 1 : The apparatus set up is shown in Figure 1.1

Figure 1.1

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 Step 2 : An air bubble was trapped in the capillary tube as shown in
Figure 1.2.

Figure 1.2

Step 3 : The apparatus was exposed to still air.

Step 4 : The distance trevelled by the air bubble after 10 minutes was
recorded.

Step 5 : The experiment was repeated with the apparatus exposed to slow-
moving fan and than fast moving fan.

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Table 1 shows the result of the experiment.

Speed of air movement Distance traveled by air bubble, (cm)

Still air

Slow moving air

Fast moving air

Table 1

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(a) (i) Based on Figure 1.1 and Table 1, state two observations on the relationship
between the condition of the air and the position of the bubble after the
experiment.

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(ii) State the inference which corresponds to the observation in 1(a)(i).

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(b) Using the information provided in Figure 1.2 and Table 1, complete Table 1 by
recording the distance traveled by the air bubble in 10 minutes in boxes provided.

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(c) (i) Complete Table 2 based on this experiment.

Variable Method to handle the variable

Manipulated variable:

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Responding variable:

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Controlled variable:

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Table 2
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(ii) The following list is part of the apparatus and materials used in the
experiment.

Leafy branch, capillary tube, stopwatch, metre ruler, coloured water, retort stand

Classify the above list in their respective category.

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(d) State the hypothesis for this experiment.

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(e) (i) Based on Table 2, construct a table and record the results of the experiment
which includes the following aspect:
 Speed of air movement
 Distance travelled by the air bubble
 Rate of transpiration

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(ii) On the graph provided, draw the rate of transpiration against the speed of air
movement.
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(iii) Explain the relationship between the distance traveled by the air bubble and
speed of the air movement.

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(f) Based on this experiment, what can you deduce about transpiration?

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(g) The experiment is repeated using the apparatus set up as in Figure 1.1 but using
a branch with smaller leaves. Predict the rate of transpiration of this branch,
giving an explanation for your answer.

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