3. Plant absorb water from the soil through root hair
cells by osmosis.
The water is then transferred to the xylem, which
is the vascular tissue of a plant that conducts
water and dissolved minerals to all parts of the
plant and replaces water lost during
photosynthesis and transpiration. The xylem sap
flows through a plant due to the forces of
transpiration, which is the evaporation of water
from plants.
4. Transpiration is a process similar to
evaporation. It is a part of the water
cycle, and it is the loss of water vapour
from parts of plants (similar to
sweating), especially in leaves but also
in stems, flowers and roots
5. The water moves into the root hair
cells because there is a higher water
concentration outside in the soil. There
is a difference in water potential in
each root hair cell so it moves by
osmosis into the other cells.