Question

Describe 5 functions of water in plants.

Accepted Answer

Functions of water in plants:Turgor pressure as result of osmosis provides hydrostatic skeleton that supports stem and leavesTurgor drives cell expansion - enables plant roots to force their way thru terrainTranspiration helps cool plants downMineral ions and assimilates are transported in aq solutionsRaw material for photosynthesis

Front	Describe 5 functions of water in plants.
Back	Functions of water in plants: Turgor pressure as result of osmosis provides hydrostatic skeleton that supports stem and leaves Turgor drives cell expansion - enables plant roots to force their way thru terrain Transpiration helps cool plants down Mineral ions and assimilates are transported in aq solutions Raw material for photosynthesis

Functions Water Turgor Describe Plants Pressure Result Osmosis