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What moves water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant?
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∙ 13y ago
Water primarily moves up plants through the Xylem along with micro-nutrients suspended in the water. The plant then produces chlorophyll through photosynthesis which is uses as food. This is a drastic oversimplification of the process, of course. But to answer your question's.
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Moves water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant?
xylem
What do roots do to a plant?
The roots supply nutrients and water to the plant.
What do plant roots absorbe?
nutrients and water
What 2 purposes do the roots have in a flowering plant?
The roots provide the plant with water and dissolved nutrients. The roots also serve to anchor the plant into the ground .
The part of the plant that absorbs water and nutrients is the?
The roots.
What do the roots do for the plant?
Roots provides the plants with water and nutrients in which to grow. Roots holds the plant in place, this is done by the massive root system that branches off collecting nutrients for the plant.
Why do plants die after their roots are cut?
The plant gets its water and nutrients by the roots. No roots = no water, no "food" = Death.
What do roots for a plant do?
It extracts water and nutrients from the soil.
What two things do roots do?
Absorb nutrients and support/anchor the plant (in most plants, but not all).
What part of the plant takes in water and nutrients from the soil?
roots.
What transports water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant?
Xylem
What part of the plant transports water and nutrients from the roots to the plant stem and the leaves?
The part of plant that transport the water are the roots.
