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प्रश्न
Which of the following helps in the upward movement of water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves through the stem?
पर्याय
Transportation
Translocation
Tropic movement
Transpiration
उत्तर
Transpiration
Transpiration is the loss of water through the stomata of leaves and other aerial parts of the plants in the form of water vapour. It provides a transpirational pull, which is responsible for the upward movement of water and dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves through the stem.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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