Water is used for many things in the life of a plant such as:
- It keeps the plant upright and enables the leaves to be held in the best position for sunlight to reach them.
- Nutrients and trace elements are carried in solution to the cells of the plant where they are used for growth and activity.
- Water allows plants to cool themselves by evaporation through the stomata.
- It is also needed for photosynthesis
- Water helps the upward movement of salts and nutrients in the plant.
- Water provides the transport system for important substances from the one part of the plant to another (translocation)
