Potometer is used to reduce transpiration.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Potometer:
Potometer is a device used to measure the rate of transpiration in a plant.
Transpiration is the physiological process of plants by which water is released from the aerial portions of plants in the state of water vapor.
Potometer does not reduces transpiration rate instead it measures it.
Final Answer: The given statement ‘Potometer is used to reduce transpiration’ is false.

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Which of the following statements are true and which ones are false? Give reason in support of your answer.

(a) Potometer is an instrument used for demonstration of transpiration occurring from the lower surface of a leaf.

(b) Hydathodes are similar to stomata in plant physiology.

(d) Some desert plants have sunken stomata on their leaves.

(e) Most transpiration occurs during midday.

Potometer is used to study the following process in plants:

The instrument used for measuring the rate of transpiration is called a potometer. State true or false.

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