Transpiration Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 15: How a plant drinks and gives out water · Set 86 · 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.⚖️ 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 same kind of bag (c) amount of water drops (d) the kind of plant
2. 2.🛟 Why must a plastic bag never go over anyone’s head? (a) it is too big (b) it gets wet (c) it changes colour (d) it can block breathing
3. 3.🪴 Which of these is a job of the stem? (a) make food in sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) make seeds (d) hold up the leaves
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a potted plant (b) a few hours (c) turmeric powder (d) a clear plastic bag
5. 5.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: give out water vapour is a job of the leaves. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a few hours for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🔮 Predict: which gives more drops in the bag — a hot sunny day or a cool cloudy day? (a) the cool cloudy day (b) both the same (c) neither of them (d) the hot sunny day
10. 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
11. 11.True or false: make food in sunlight is a job of the stem. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: sunlight is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the leafy bag test? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🪴 Which of these is a job of the leaves? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold up the leaves (c) make food in sunlight (d) hold the plant in soil
17. 17.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: make seeds? (a) flower (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) sunlight (b) vinegar (c) a rubber band (d) a potted plant
19. 19.🪴 Where did the water inside the bag come from? (a) the plastic (b) the leaves (c) the rubber band (d) the rain
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a potted plant for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🪴 Which of these is a job of the stem? (a) hold the plant in soil (b) take in water from soil (c) make food in sunlight (d) carry water upward
25. 25.True or false: vinegar is not needed for the leafy bag test. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the leafy bag test. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a few hours (b) yeast (c) sunlight (d) a clear plastic bag
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🪴 Which part of a plant does this job: take in water from soil? (a) flower (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
31. 31.🧺 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 potted plant
32. 32.📘 What do we call plants giving out water vapour from their leaves? (a) transpiration (b) reflection (c) germination (d) digestion
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a potted plant (c) sunlight (d) a clear plastic bag
34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you tie a bag on a branch with no leaves. Will it collect much water? (a) exactly the same (b) it fills with soil (c) much more water (d) much less water
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a clear plastic bag for the leafy bag test? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: make seeds is a job of the flower. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the leafy bag test? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a clear plastic bag (d) a mirror
39. 39.True or false: hold up the leaves is a job of the stem. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the leafy bag test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear plastic bag (b) a rubber band (c) sunlight (d) a mirror

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