Rise of water in roots at the cost of energy is called as
-diffusion
--osmosis
---capillarity
----active transport

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Roots absorb water through osmosis which is without the expenditure of energy. Mineral ions enter roots by active transport (with the expenditure of energy).

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Rise of water in roots at the cost of energy is called as-diffusion--osmosis---capillarity----active transport

Roots absorb water through osmosis which is without the expenditure of energy. Mineral ions enter roots by active transport (with the expenditure of energy).

Rise of water in roots at the cost of energy is called as
-diffusion
--osmosis
---capillarity
----active transport