Plant needs nutrition, just like us, in the form which we called mineral. I'noe, buddies, you'll be need this information since we have the midterm exam. Haha. Alrite, go for it.
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Plants lose gallons of water every day through the process of transpiration, the evaporation of water from plants through pores in their stomates, cuticle, or lenticels. Here is some of animations that will help you to understand its process, the enviromental factors and how they influence the transpiration itself, and so on.
Credits to Ms. Yuni Sri Rahayu, our Plant Physiology lecturer, and her clear-cut explanation...