Ask a Teacher



WHY DO PLANED NEED WATER?

Plants need water for many reasons:
1. Water is a solvent for biochemical reactions.
2. Water is required or produced by many biochemical reactions. For example it is a reactant in photosynthesis which plants need to make food
6CO2 + 6H20 --> C6H12O6 +6O2
3. Water flow helps transport mineral nutrients through the plant.
4. Water filled cells help support the plant, therefore plants deprived of water wilt.
5. About 95% of water absorbed by most plants is evaporated from the leaves (termed transpiration) because the stomata must be open to let in carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis.


comments powered by Disqus