Transpiration Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 15: How a plant drinks and gives out water · Set 44 · 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.🪴 Which of these is a job of the roots? (a) hold up the leaves (b) make food in sunlight (c) give out water vapour (d) hold the plant in soil
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a few hours (b) a potted plant (c) yeast (d) sunlight
3. 3.True or false: a clear plastic bag is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a few hours (d) vinegar
6. 6.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: take in water from soil? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flower (d) roots
7. 7.🪴 Which of these is a job of the leaves? (a) make seeds (b) make food in sunlight (c) hold up the leaves (d) take in water from soil
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) vinegar (b) turmeric powder (c) a rubber band (d) a magnet
9. 9.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📘 What do we call plants giving out water vapour from their leaves? (a) transpiration (b) digestion (c) reflection (d) germination
12. 12.True or false: hold the plant in soil is a job of the flower. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? What do we do with “the kind of plant”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
14. 14.True or false: sunlight is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ 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) amount of water drops (b) sun or shade (c) the size of the plant
16. 16.True or false: a rubber band is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: sunlight is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) a battery cell (c) a few hours (d) a clear plastic bag
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few hours (b) sunlight (c) a clear plastic bag (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a rubber band for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it gets wet (b) it is too big (c) it can block breathing (d) it changes colour
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a few hours (b) turmeric powder (c) sunlight (d) a rubber band
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) a potted plant (c) a magnet (d) a few hours
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.True or false: hold up the leaves is a job of the stem. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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 time we wait (b) amount of water drops (c) sun or shade (d) the size of the plant
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) a potted plant (c) a few hours (d) yeast
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a few hours (b) a mirror (c) a rubber band (d) sunlight
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
31. 31.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: carry water upward is a job of the stem. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.True or false: hold up the leaves is a job of the roots. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you tie a bag on a branch with no leaves. Will it collect much water? (a) much more water (b) it fills with soil (c) exactly the same (d) much less water
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does a plant in the sun give out more water than one in the shade? True or false: sun or shade is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: take in water from soil is a job of the leaves. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.⚖️ 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) the same kind of bag (c) amount of water drops

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