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Transpiration and root pressure cause water to rise in plants by:

Options

  1. APulling it upward
  2. BPulling and pushing it, respectively
  3. CPushing it upward
  4. DPushing and pulling it, respectively

Correct answer

B. Pulling and pushing it, respectively

Step-by-step solution

In transpiration water rises in plant due to strong cohesive force of transpiration pull in which water is pulled (absorbed) from soil to roots, roots to stem, stem to xylem of leaf and lastly xylem to vein of leaf which is then evaporated. Whereas, root pressure causes passive absorption of water resulting in rise of water in plants i.e. it creates tension in xylem elements which is transmitted downwards up to the root hair, as a result roots are subjected to tension and suction is set up in xylem; hence water is

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