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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.
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Why can a plant lose water and dry out?
Plants lose water through a process called transpiration, where water evaporates from the leaves. If a plant loses more water than it can absorb or replace, it can dry out. This can happen due to factors like excessive heat, low humidity, or lack of water in the soil.
What causes hurricanes to lose power?
When they move over dry land they begin to lose power.
What are plants that live on dry land called?
.....The Banana Plant....
How did plant change to move from land to water?
Plants moved from land to water as a result of algae entrapment in evaporating ponds, and casting up on the sea shore, where they were subjected to dry winds, and as others died out, some survived to the ancestors of the plants on land today.
Would you expect desert plants or a swamp plant to have more root hairs?
yes cause the desert is a dry land so they need more roots to get water to the plant -science teacher 101
Why can a plant lose water and dry out?
Plants lose water through a process called transpiration, where water evaporates from the leaves. If a plant loses more water than it can absorb or replace, it can dry out. This can happen due to factors like excessive heat, low humidity, or lack of water in the soil.
What do you think would happen to transpiration if a plant were blowing in a hot dry wind?
Transpiration would increase because the hot dry wind would cause more water to evaporate from the plant's leaves in an attempt to cool down and maintain proper hydration levels. This could lead to potential dehydration stress on the plant if water loss is not adequately replenished.
What is a dry land area?
the land which have less or scracity of water is called dry land area such as deserts are dry and xerophytic
What causes hurricanes to lose power?
When they move over dry land they begin to lose power.
Would you expect a desert plant or swamp plant to have more root hairs?
yes cause the desert is a dry land so they need more roots to get water to the plant -science teacher 101
What are plants that live on dry land called?
.....The Banana Plant....
How do you tell if your weed plant is dead?
The leaves will dry up and the stalk will lose its color.
How did plant change to move from land to water?
Plants moved from land to water as a result of algae entrapment in evaporating ponds, and casting up on the sea shore, where they were subjected to dry winds, and as others died out, some survived to the ancestors of the plants on land today.
How can land be dry if close to water?
it has no way of getting the water
A system to artificially supply dry land with water?
Irrigation systems such as irrigation ditches, channels and canals artificially supply dry land with water.A river is a system which supplies dry land with water naturally, not artificially.
Were the diadectes adapted to land or water?
Diadectes were fully adapted to land, even though it is a water to dry land animal.
Would you expect desert plants or a swamp plant to have more root hairs?
yes cause the desert is a dry land so they need more roots to get water to the plant -science teacher 101
