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As we discussed in class scientists use graphs to tell a story. I want you to use your graphing skills to tell a story Your task is to present a hypothesis for how leaf water potential and stomatal conductance change over the course of a day for two different plant species. Plant species 1 possesses leaves with relatively high leaf hydraulic conductance whereas plant species 2 possesses leaves with relatively low leaf hydraulic conductance. Present your hypothesis as a graph(s). In addition to the graph(s), provide a written explanation for your hypothesis. The environmental conditions plant species 1 and 2 experienced over the course of the day are shown in the figure below. Do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions about what I am asking you to do.

Explanation / Answer

The dotted line should not be a straight line, instead it should be a significantly smaller bell shaped curve in comparison with the first one.

The transpiration rate is the measure of hydraulic conductance in a plant. The species A is found to have increased transpiration rate of about nearly 2 in the mid of the day, where as the species 2 has lesser transpiration which is around 0.5 which shows that the species two have relatively lesser hydraulic conductance than the species 1.

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