The uptake of water can be measured using a potometer. Under normal circumstances, the rate of water uptake gives a measure of the rate of transpiration. A simple potometer is a piece of capillary ...
A potometer is a piece of apparatus designed to measure water uptake in a leafy shoot. There are 2 types of potometer – the bubble potometer and the weight potometer. The distance the air bubble moves ...
Performance on a multiple-choice item in a public examination indicates that most students do not understand the principle of the bubble potometer and its limitations in measuring transpiration rate.
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