Transpiration Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 15: How a plant drinks and gives out water · Set 128 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a potted plant (b) a clear plastic bag (c) a battery cell (d) a rubber band
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a battery cell (b) a rubber band (c) yeast (d) a mirror
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a potted plant for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🔮 Predict: which gives more drops in the bag — a hot sunny day or a cool cloudy day? (a) the hot sunny day (b) neither of them (c) both the same (d) the cool cloudy day
5. 5.🧺 Do we need sunlight for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) sunlight (d) a magnet
7. 7.True or false: a potted plant is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🪴 Which of these is a job of the flower? (a) carry water upward (b) make seeds (c) make food in sunlight (d) give out water vapour
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a clear plastic bag (c) turmeric powder (d) a potted plant
11. 11.🪴 Where did the water inside the bag come from? (a) the rain (b) the rubber band (c) the leaves (d) the plastic
12. 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
13. 13.True or false: hold up the leaves is a job of the leaves. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🔮 Predict: a plant gets no water for many days in summer. What happens? (a) it grows faster (b) it flowers more (c) it turns blue (d) it wilts and droops
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of plant (b) amount of water drops (c) sun or shade
17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you tie a bag on a branch with no leaves. Will it collect much water? (a) it fills with soil (b) much more water (c) much less water (d) exactly the same
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the time we wait is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: give out water vapour? (a) stem (b) flower (c) roots (d) leaves
22. 22.📘 Leaves have tiny holes that let out water vapour. What are they called? (a) stomata (b) veins (c) roots (d) petals
23. 23.🔍 What do you see inside the plastic bag after a few hours in the sun? (a) tiny insects (b) tiny water drops (c) nothing at all (d) salt crystals
24. 24.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: take in water from soil? (a) flower (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “the size of the plant”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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) amount of water drops (b) the kind of plant (c) sun or shade (d) the time we wait
29. 29.🛟 How should the plastic bag be tied around the branch? (a) with sharp wire (b) gently, not too tight (c) as tight as possible (d) with a hot glue gun
30. 30.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: make seeds? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flower (d) leaves
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 time we wait”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
32. 32.True or false: a potted plant is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: make food in sunlight is a job of the flower. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) vinegar (b) turmeric powder (c) a potted plant (d) a mirror
35. 35.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a rubber band (c) a few hours (d) a magnet
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the time we wait is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a potted plant (b) a few hours (c) a clear plastic bag (d) vinegar
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a potted plant (b) a clear plastic bag (c) sunlight (d) yeast

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