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    Plants absorb water and mineral ions through their roots by osmosis up a concentration gradient into the xylem. Water is then transported up through the xylem through transpiration. Transpiration is the process where water evaporates from the leaves into the air through opened stomata, pulling more water up from the roots. Factors like light intensity, humidity, air flow, and temperature can affect the rate of transpiration.

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    Plants absorb water and mineral ions through their roots by osmosis up a concentration gradient into the xylem. Water is then transported up through the xylem through transpiration. Transpiration is the process where water evaporates from the leaves into the air through opened stomata, pulling more water up from the roots. Factors like light intensity, humidity, air flow, and temperature can affect the rate of transpiration.

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    Plants absorb water and mineral ions through their roots by osmosis up a concentration gradient into the xylem. Water is then transported up through the xylem through transpiration. Transpiration is the process where water evaporates from the leaves into the air through opened stomata, pulling more water up from the roots. Factors like light intensity, humidity, air flow, and temperature can affect the rate of transpiration.

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    Transpiration Plants

    Absorbs
    Water Mineral ions
    salts

    By Osmosis By Active transport


    Up a Conc
    gradient requires
    For photosynthesis energy

    support
    transport mineralsalts
    Transports

    Rats Xylem Leaves

    leaved
    Water evaporates in the air
    space
    Diffuse at via
    opened stomata

    Ixyled
    Transports dissolved
    minerals water upward

    UpwardMorement
    Water molecules are
    pdarcells One pole is
    slightly
    positive And one side is slightly
    negative
    This creates a force of attraction
    between water
    molecules called cohesion
    When water molecule
    diffuse to the
    it pulls the mot behind atmosphere
    together This the mot
    in
    xylem is also pulled up hard by chain effect
    Factors that affect transpiration

    1 Light Intensity
    Increases the rate of
    evaporation
    transpiration

    2 Humidity
    Increases
    amount of water not in the
    air
    Makes conc
    gradient low
    decreases the rate of transpiration

    diffusion

    3 Air flow Wind

    Brings the water not away


    Refresh the conc
    gradient ofdiffusion
    Increase rate of transpiration
    4 Temperature

    Increased temp Increased rate of evaporation


    transpiration

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