What structure and phenomena are involved in the intake and transport of carbon dioxide and water by plants?
Difficulty: Medium
Intake of Water and Carbon dioxide:
Phenomena of photosynthesis and osmosis are involved in the intake of carbon dioxide and water by plants.
Intake of Water by root hairs:
The xylem vessels transport water to the leaves using the force of the transpirational pull.
Intake of Carbon dioxide into the mesophyll cells:
The air that enters the leaf through tiny pores (stomata) diffuses into the air spaces present around mesophyll cells. This air carries CO2, which gets absorbed in the thin layer of water surrounding the mesophyll cells. From here, the carbon dioxide diffuses into the mesophyll cells.
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