SCIENCE
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maintaining turgor pressure
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transporting nutrients throughout the plant
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stabilizing a plant in soil
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dissolving minerals from the soil
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cohesion and adhesion forces: These two basic forces are responsible for water retention in the soil. One is the attraction of molecules for each other i.e., cohesion. The other is the attraction of water molecules for the solid surface of soil i.e. adhesion.
Detailed explanation-2: -The movement of water in a plant is largely controlled by membrane channels called aquaporins (AQPs; Tyerman et al., 2002; Kaldenhoff et al., 2007; Maurel et al., 2008).
Detailed explanation-3: -ADVERTISEMENTS: The following points highlight the four types of water available in the soil. ADVERTISEMENTS: They are: (1) Gravitational Water or Ground Water (2) Capillary Water (3) Hygroscopic Water and (4) Chemically Combined Water.
Detailed explanation-4: -Transpiration. Force of surface tension. Water potential gradient. The force of hydrogen bonding between water molecules.