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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.
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.
CBSE Class 10 Science past-paper question from the 2024board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.