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Question
Give Reasons for the following:
Plants absorb more water than their requirement
Solution
The plants absorb much more water than their requirement because:
(a) They require more mineral salts for their growth and minerals are present in very small quantity in water
(b) Most of the water is lost through transpiration. Therefore, to prevent wilting they require an excess of water.
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