Plants absorb water from the ground through their roots. The roots have tiny hair-like structures that take up water and nutrients from the soil. This water then moves up through the plant’s stem to the leaves in a process called transpiration.

MCQs

1. What process helps plants pull water from the roots up to the leaves?

A) Photosynthesis
B) Transpiration
C) Respiration
D) Condensation

 

2. What part of the plant acts like a straw, moving water from the roots to the rest of the plant?

A) The leaves
B) The stem
C) The flowers
D) The seeds

 

3. What is the name of the tiny hair-like parts of the root that absorb water?

A) Stems
B) Root hairs
C) Petals
D) Leaves

 

4. Which of these is not a way plants use water?

A) To make food
B) To cool down
C) To grow flowers
D) To walk around

 

5. How does water move against gravity from the roots to the leaves?

A) Magic
B) Through a pump system
C) Capillary action
D) By wind

 

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