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What would you expect to happen to a plant as temperature and precipitation increases? Help ASAP!!!

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As temperature increases, the rate of transpiration rises as there is more evaporation.

As precipitation in the atmosphere rises, the rate of transpiration falls. Since precipitation means there is more water in the atmosphere as compared to inside the plant, less water is lost through osmosis.
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