Why is water important for plants?
Importance of water for plants:
1. Plants need water to prepare their food, for germination and growth to produce fruits, flowers etc.
2. For conduction of food prepared by plants to other parts of plant i.e., for translocation.
3. Large number of plants live in water. Water provides nutrients and oxygen for their survival. Crops need water for their growth.
4. Water in the form of rain, washes the dust and smoke deposited on leaves by vehicles and helps the stomata in exchanging gases.