What is responsible for sucking of water into the root from the surrounding soil?

Water uplift

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Capillary action

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Water potential

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Root cap pressure

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Solution

The correct option is C
Water potential

Water potential in the plant is caused by osmosis, gravity, mechanical pressure, or surface tension and is the measure of the relative tendency of water to move from one area to another.

Osmosis is the process by which molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane from a less concentrated solution into a more concentrated one.

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