factors affecting transpiration

• what does it mean if a factor increases the water potential gradient


  it will increase teh rate of transpiration
• what factors decrease the rate of transpiration

  humidity
• what factors increase the rate of transpiration


  light intensity temperature and wind speed
• explain how temperature increaes the rate of transpiration


  as temperature increaes the kinetic energy of molecules
• explain how air speed increases the rate of transpiration


  still air causes a layer of water vapour around the stomata that reduced water loss ,therefore wind speed till prevent the ofrmation of this layer
• explain how humidty decreases the rate of transpiration

  humidity in the atmosphere decreases the water potential gradient
• how does light intensity effect the rate of transpiration


  light causes stomata to open and to allow gas exchange for photosynthesis