Transpiration Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 15: How a plant drinks and gives out water · Set 165 · 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.🧺 Do we need a few hours for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a clear plastic bag for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours (b) a clear plastic bag (c) turmeric powder (d) a potted plant
4. 4.⚖️ 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 time we wait (b) amount of water drops (c) the same kind of bag (d) the kind of plant
5. 5.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: hold the plant in soil? (a) flower (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
6. 6.🔮 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
7. 7.True or false: a potted plant is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours (b) a battery cell (c) a potted plant (d) a clear plastic bag
9. 9.🛟 How should the plastic bag be tied around the branch? (a) as tight as possible (b) with a hot glue gun (c) gently, not too tight (d) with sharp wire
10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a few hours (c) a rubber band (d) a potted plant
12. 12.True or false: a clear plastic bag is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a rubber band (b) a potted plant (c) a few hours (d) a magnet
14. 14.📘 Leaves have tiny holes that let out water vapour. What are they called? (a) petals (b) veins (c) stomata (d) roots
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a magnet (b) a potted plant (c) a rubber band (d) sunlight
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) sun or shade (b) amount of water drops (c) the size of the plant
17. 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours (b) a mirror (c) a potted plant (d) sunlight
21. 21.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🔮 Predict: a plant gets no water for many days in summer. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it grows faster (c) it flowers more (d) it wilts and droops
24. 24.📘 What do we call plants giving out water vapour from their leaves? (a) digestion (b) transpiration (c) reflection (d) germination
25. 25.⚖️ 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) sun or shade (b) amount of water drops (c) the same kind of bag
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a battery cell (b) a potted plant (c) yeast (d) a magnet
27. 27.🪴 Which of these is a job of the stem? (a) take in water from soil (b) make food in sunlight (c) hold up the leaves (d) make seeds
28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the kind of plant is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
31. 31.🪴 Through which part does a plant take in water from the soil? (a) the leaves (b) the fruits (c) the roots (d) the flowers
32. 32.True or false: make food in sunlight is a job of the flower. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) sunlight (b) a rubber band (c) yeast (d) a few hours
35. 35.🪴 Which of these is a job of the flower? (a) hold up the leaves (b) carry water upward (c) make food in sunlight (d) make seeds
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: the size of the plant is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.True or false: hold the plant in soil is a job of the stem. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ 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) amount of water drops (b) the time we wait (c) sun or shade (d) the kind of plant
40. 40.True or false: carry water upward is a job of the roots. (a) True (b) False

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