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.
Leo Characteristics and Profile. (July 23 - August 22) The Lion is considered the king of the jungle, and likewise you Leos have an air of royalty about you. Some Leos even have hair resembling the thick mane of the Lion. But Lions are more than roar, for they are truly magnificent beasts.