How do trees draw water form the ground?
Asked by Bhaskar
| 26th Mar, 2016,
06:28: PM
Expert Answer:
Trees draw water from the ground through the process of capillary action.
The phenomena of rise or fall of liquid in a capillary tube is called capillary action.
Plants have very narrow tubes which travel from the roots to its tallest parts.
Answered by Yashvanti Jain
| 28th Mar, 2016,
01:14: PM
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