Transpiration Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 15: How a plant drinks and gives out water · Set 103 · 40 questions

What you do (Roots in, leaves out): 1. Water the potted plant well. 2. Slip a clear plastic bag over a leafy branch. 3. Close it gently with a rubber band — not too tight. 4. Leave it in the sun for a few hours, then look for drops.

1. 1.True or false: give out water vapour is a job of the roots. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a clear plastic bag (d) a magnet
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you tie a bag on a branch with no leaves. Will it collect much water? (a) much more water (b) much less water (c) exactly the same (d) it fills with soil
5. 5.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: take in water from soil? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flower
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a potted plant (b) vinegar (c) a few hours (d) a rubber band
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a magnet (b) a potted plant (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
8. 8.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it is too big (b) it gets wet (c) it can block breathing (d) it changes colour
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the same kind of bag is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a potted plant (c) a few hours (d) sunlight
11. 11.🔍 What do you see inside the plastic bag after a few hours in the sun? (a) salt crystals (b) tiny water drops (c) nothing at all (d) tiny insects
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the size of the plant (b) the kind of plant (c) amount of water drops (d) sun or shade
13. 13.True or false: a few hours is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “amount of water drops”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
15. 15.True or false: a rubber band is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a rubber band for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🪴 Which of these is a job of the stem? (a) take in water from soil (b) make food in sunlight (c) carry water upward (d) hold the plant in soil
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a rubber band (c) a battery cell (d) a few hours
19. 19.True or false: vinegar is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪴 Which of these is a job of the leaves? (a) carry water upward (b) hold up the leaves (c) take in water from soil (d) make food in sunlight
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) a few hours (c) turmeric powder (d) sunlight
22. 22.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: make food in sunlight? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flower (d) leaves
23. 23.True or false: take in water from soil is a job of the flower. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need sunlight for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the same kind of bag is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛟 How should the plastic bag be tied around the branch? (a) as tight as possible (b) with sharp wire (c) with a hot glue gun (d) gently, not too tight
27. 27.📘 What do we call plants giving out water vapour from their leaves? (a) digestion (b) germination (c) transpiration (d) reflection
28. 28.🔮 Predict: which gives more drops in the bag — a hot sunny day or a cool cloudy day? (a) the cool cloudy day (b) the hot sunny day (c) neither of them (d) both the same
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours (b) a rubber band (c) a potted plant (d) yeast
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a clear plastic bag for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “the same kind of bag”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a rubber band
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “sun or shade”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) a magnet (c) sunlight (d) a rubber band
35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the size of the plant (b) sun or shade (c) the time we wait (d) the same kind of bag
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: amount of water drops is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: sunlight is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: yeast is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True

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