Question 121·Easy·Transitions
Plants release water vapor through stomata during transpiration, a process that helps cool the leaves. ______ it also drives the upward movement of water from the roots, supplying the plant with essential minerals.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
For transition questions, first read the sentences on both sides of the blank and briefly label the relationship in your own words (e.g., “another benefit,” “contrast,” “cause,” “example”). Then, classify each answer choice by the type of connection it usually signals—addition, contrast, cause/effect, or example—and eliminate any that do not match your labeled relationship. Always check that the transition makes sense when you read the full sentence out loud in your head.
Hints
Look at the relationship between the two sentences
Ask yourself: Is the second sentence giving an opposite idea, a reason, a result, an example, or just another effect of the same process?
Notice the repeated subject
Both sentences are talking about the same process, transpiration. Think about whether the second sentence is continuing the description of what transpiration does or changing direction from it.
Match transition types to the choices
Think about which choices signal contrast, which signal cause/effect, which signal examples, and which simply add another similar idea. Then see which type fits the relationship you found.
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand what each sentence is saying
Read both sentences together:
- First sentence: Plants release water vapor during transpiration, and this process helps cool the leaves.
- Second sentence: The same process also drives the upward movement of water from the roots, bringing minerals.
Both sentences describe positive effects of transpiration.
Decide how the ideas are related
Ask: Is the second sentence contrasting, explaining a result of, providing an example of, or adding another similar point to the first sentence?
Here, the second sentence gives another function of transpiration, in the same positive direction. That means the relationship is additional/similar information, not contrast, result, or example.
Match the relationship to the best transition
Now connect each type of relationship to the answer choices:
- A word that shows contrast (opposite ideas) would not fit, because both sentences are positive effects.
- A word that shows cause and effect would make it seem like one effect causes the other, which the sentences do not say.
- A word that introduces an example would not fit, because the second sentence is not an example of cooling; it is a different function.
- A word that shows addition (another, similar point) is exactly what we need.
The only option that clearly shows an additional, similar point is “In addition,”, so that is the correct answer.