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Evaporation
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Why can a plant on a land lose water and dry out?
It is because the plant has a design that allows for water to be drawn up through the roots (generally) and for water to evaporate off of it's leaves (generally). Think about it. What does water do for the plant? It helps the plant's cell walls hold up the plant, but it also is what carries nutrients up from the roots. So what happens when the nutrients are used out of the water? The water can't just set there and wait for more nutrients to diffuse up from the roots. So it has places to evaporate off of the leaves, which is the driving force of capillary action (which is what pulls water up from the roots). If a plant needs to lose less water, what does it do? It grows smaller leaves (such as in a cactus, where the needles are actually leaves). If too much water is evaporating off of the leaves, and not enough water is being drawn up from the roots, then the plant will dry out, wither, and die. It will wither because the water is no longer helping to stiffen the plant's cell walls. It will die because liquid water is almost universally necessary for the chemical reactions of life, and because the water is no longer there to carry nutrients up from the roots for the plant to use.
In which conditions does the plant lose least water?
in night time or rainy season or in winter plant lose least water because there is not much sunlight the city school; zoha f
What happens if a plant does not have enough warmth?
It would die and dry up and lose its colour.
Give three conditions which would cause water loss from a plant to increase?
Water loss from a plant increase when it is: hot, sunny, dry or windy
When you water a plant with salt water what does it have on the plant?
Watering a plant with salt water can have harmful effects on the plant. The high salt content in the water can disrupt the plant's ability to take up essential nutrients and water through its roots. This can lead to dehydration, nutrient deficiencies, and eventually plant death.
What do you think would happen to transpiration if a plant were blowing in a hot dry wind?
it would lose all water
How do you tell if your weed plant is dead?
The leaves will dry up and the stalk will lose its color.
Why can a plant on a land lose water and dry out?
It is because the plant has a design that allows for water to be drawn up through the roots (generally) and for water to evaporate off of it's leaves (generally). Think about it. What does water do for the plant? It helps the plant's cell walls hold up the plant, but it also is what carries nutrients up from the roots. So what happens when the nutrients are used out of the water? The water can't just set there and wait for more nutrients to diffuse up from the roots. So it has places to evaporate off of the leaves, which is the driving force of capillary action (which is what pulls water up from the roots). If a plant needs to lose less water, what does it do? It grows smaller leaves (such as in a cactus, where the needles are actually leaves). If too much water is evaporating off of the leaves, and not enough water is being drawn up from the roots, then the plant will dry out, wither, and die. It will wither because the water is no longer helping to stiffen the plant's cell walls. It will die because liquid water is almost universally necessary for the chemical reactions of life, and because the water is no longer there to carry nutrients up from the roots for the plant to use.
In which conditions does the plant lose least water?
in night time or rainy season or in winter plant lose least water because there is not much sunlight the city school; zoha f
What happens if a plant does not have enough warmth?
It would die and dry up and lose its colour.
What are two ways to tell if a plant needs water?
If the soil is dry or/and the plant starts to die
What is gutation?
The lose of water from other parts of the plant except from the leaves
What happens if you water a plant growing in dry soil?
no because your watering it with water which make it wet .
Where do the hopi plant their crops?
A Hopi farming method is Dry Farming. Dry Farming brings water to dry lands. This helped because the Hopi lived in the desert where there is little water.
Why do cut flowers wilt?
When flowers lose their turgor pressure, or dry out they become wilted. If you remember to water them, flowers have abundant turgor pressure, and they will stay stiff, but if they become dry, or you forget to water them, they will lose their turgor pressure and begin to wilt.
Give three conditions which would cause water loss from a plant to increase?
Water loss from a plant increase when it is: hot, sunny, dry or windy
Why does a cactus plant live in places where it is hot and dry and does not need much water?
no
