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We need to water the soil in plants on a regular basis. But it ultimately reaches the leaves of the plant. Explain how this takes place. OR Name the…

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(a) When water is lost through stomata in the leaves by transpiration, it creates a suction force/transpiration pull. Due to which water is pulled up through xylem of the roots to the leaves. OR (b) - Heterotrophic /Holozoic Nutrition - Amoeba takes in food using temporary finger-like projections/pseudopodia of the cell which fuse over the food particle forming a food vacuole. Inside the food vacuole complex substances are broken down into simpler substances. /

We need to water the soil in plants on a regular basis. But it ultimately reaches the leaves of the plant. Explain how this takes place.

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(a)OR(b)We need to water the soil in plants on a regular basis. But it ultimately reaches the leaves of the plant. Explain how this takes place.Name the type of nutrition exhibited by Amoeba. Explain how food is taken in and digested by this organism.

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We need to water the soil in plants on a regular basis. But it ultimately reaches the leaves of the plant. Explain how this takes place.