Question

How does water potential influence the movement of water within the plant cell ?

Answer 1

Plant cell working for food

Answer 2

1.Plants use water potential to transport water to the leaves so that photosynthesis can take place.

2.Water potential is a measure of the potential energy in water as well as the difference between the potential in a given water sample and pure water.

3.Water always moves from the system with a higher water potential to the system with a lower water potential.

4.Solute potential (Ψs) decreases with increasing solute concentration; a decrease in Ψs causes a decrease in the total water potential.

5.The internal water potential of a plant cell is more negative than pure water; this causes water to move from the soil into plant roots via osmosis..