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1. (b) How does transpiration provide water for essential life processes in plants?

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Concentration gradient forces the water to flow passively from the soil to the root, and to move up through the stem in the xylem and evaporates through stomata in the leaf. In such a way transpiration provides water for essential life processes in plants.

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