Question

How do plants take in water?

Answer 1

Transpiration pull or suction force:

1. Transpiration pull or suction force is the biological force generated by plants to draw the water upwards from roots to leaves through xylem tissues.
2. This force helps in the movement of water as well as the minerals dissolved in it to the upper parts of the Plants.
3. The plant, for photosynthesis, utilizes a very small percentage of that water and the remaining is transpired into the atmosphere via water vapors.
4. Inefficiently, plants can also absorb water through their leaves (condensation).
5. Although plants can take in water through their leaves, this method is not highly effective for doing so.
6. Plants can ingest part of the surface water that condenses on the leaf during high humidity, such as fog.
7. Most plants absorb the majority of their water through their roots.
8. Through the stem of a plant, water enters and ascends to the leaves.
9. When a plant gets enough water, the water pressure inside the stems and leaves rises, causing the plant to thrive.
10. Simply said, a transpiration pull is a biological process in which the xylem tissue produces a pulling force.
11. This force facilitates the water's ascent into the xylem vessels.
12. Through the leaves, water is lost during this process in the form of vapors.