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Why some plant uptake water above 400 meter from ground level which energy and force is used ??
Posted by: Shailendra Pandey
(1 point)
Posted: April 20, 2015
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The tallest tree (a redwood) is 115m. No plant is 400m
All plants transport water from roots to leaves
As water evaporates off the leaf, that creates a force pulling the water up
Here is a detailed description http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowle...
All plants transport water from roots to leaves
As water evaporates off the leaf, that creates a force pulling the water up
Here is a detailed description http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowle...
Posted by: David Hughes
(55 points)
Posted: April 21, 2015
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