Question

How do forests help replenish groundwater levels in a particular area?

• A. The bark of the trees absorb water droplets.
• B. The leaves of the trees help bring water through the process of transpiration.
• C. Trees help make natural ponds in every area they are a part of.
• D. Water percolates deep into the ground as the trees make the soil loose, which further helps increase groundwater levels.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

Water percolates deep into the ground as the trees make the soil loose, which further helps increase groundwater levels.

Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts such as leaves, stems, and flowers. As the water evaporates with the help of trees, it comes back in the form of rain, and the excess rainwater percolates deep into the Earth with the help of the pores in the soil, which occur due to tree roots.