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Do plants get enough nutrients with sun just hitting the leaves or does the sun need to touch the soil?
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∙ 14y ago
Sunlight hits the green pigment on the leaves and splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. Then the hydrogen combines with carbon dioxide to make sugar. The plant throws away the oxygen. The only place light must reach is the green pigment on the leaves. The only place food must reach is your mouth. You do not get any nourishment from the food you spill all over your clothes.
The soil does not need sunlight in order to nourish plants.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoIt needs to hit the leaves so they can turn the sunlight's energy into sugar If you want more look up photosynthesis in www.wikipedia.org
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Where do water and nutrients go after they are taken in by the roots?
Leaves of the plants.
Which leaves cells are shaped like balloons?
The xylem in the leaves of plants are shaped like a balloon. It provides structural support and helps in the conduction of water and nutrients in plants.
Where in the plant can you find tubes that move nutrients from the roots to the leaves?
Do all the plants have tubes that move water and nutrients to all of their organs?
How do herbivores get enough nutrients from plants?
herbivore is an animal which eats plants so we can find it where ever we find plants and greenery.
What was the initial working hypothesis for how plants gained mass?
Plants gain mass by taking in nutrients from their roots. They gradually add more stem and leaves.
What does a plants leaves do?
bring in nutrients
Where do water and nutrients go after they are taken in by the roots?
Leaves of the plants.
Is most of the goodness in the leaf litter or in the soil?
the soil While leaf litter does contain nutrients which can be used by plants, plants can't get to the nutrients until the leaves are composted. But when the leaves are composted, they are no longer leaves but are now soil!
What part of the flowering plant supports the leaves and transports water and water and nutrients to the leaves?
The stems or trunks of flowering plants support the leaves and carry water and nutrients to the leaves
How can falling leaves be benificial to plants?
ProtectionThermal insulationPrevention of dehydrationDecomposition of the leaves adds nutrients to the ground
Does photosynthesis happens in plants?
Yes, photosynthesis does occur in plants because that is when the plants get their colour, eg. Green! Photsynthesis is when the plant gets enough nutrients and sunlight to grow the photsynthesis particles which gives the leaves their green colour.
Where can plants get water and nutrients?
The sun's energy. Through the roots and leaves.
What is the part of the plant that carries nutrients to different parts of the plants?
leaves
Where are Most of the nutrients located in a tropical rain forest?
plants
How do plants contribute to erosion?
they absord the minerals and nutrients from the soil, which leaves it weak- i think
How do plants contribute to soil?
they absord the minerals and nutrients from the soil, which leaves it weak- i think
Why don't desert plants have leaves?
Leaves that have a small surface area lose less water.
