Question

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. transports water and minerals from the root to the tip of the leaf.
2. Robt hair cells have high
3. Absorption takes place by diffusion and
conduct food
4. The loss of water in the form of water vapours from the aerial parts of the plants is called
5. Transpiration is more
in bright light
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Answer 1

Answer:

1-Water is passively transported into the roots and then into the xylem. 2-The forces of cohesion and adhesion cause the water molecules to form a column in the xylem. 3- Water moves from the xylem into the mesophyll cells, evaporates from their surfaces and leaves the plant by diffusion through the stomata.