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Science · 2024 · 3 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q29
We water the soil but it reaches the topmost leaves of the plants. Explain in brief the process involved.
We water the soil but it reaches the topmost leaves of the plants. Explain in brief the process involved.
Marking-scheme solution
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.
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