| Feature | Transpiration | Evaporation |
| $(1)$ Occurrence | It occurs only in living plants. | It occurs from any free surface,involving both living and non-living surfaces. |
| $(2)$ Nature | It is a physiological process. | It is a physical process. |
| $(3)$ Site | It occurs mainly through stomatal pores on leaves. | It occurs through any free surface exposed to the atmosphere. |
| $(4)$ Control | It is controlled by environmental factors and physiological factors like root-shoot ratio and stomatal density. | It is entirely driven by environmental factors like temperature and humidity. |
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