A potometer, or transpirometer, is a device used to measure the rate of transpiration, or the rate of loss of water, from the leaves of a plant.d. One type of potometer design commonly used in the biology classroom is the bubble potometer, where the rate of movement of a bubble of air inside a column of water is used to measure the transpiration rate of a plant.
A sphinx is a mythical creature with the body of a lion, most often with a human head and sometimes with wings. The creature was an Egyptian invention and had a male head - human or animal; however, in ancient Greek culture the creature had the head of a woman.
The largest and most famous sphinx is the Great Sphinx of Giza, situated on the Giza Plateau adjacent to the Great Pyramids of Giza on the west bank of the Nile River and facing east (29Â°58â²31â³N 31Â°08â²15â³E / 29.97528Â°N 31.13750Â°E / 29.97528; 31.13750). The sphinx is located southeast of the pyramids.