When you water your home garden plants or when it rains, water
is absorbed into soil and travels throughout the plant to
leaves. Plants are dependent on water for healthy growth and
functioning, and the processes that transport water from soil to
plant leaves are the basis of plant life. This significant
experience feeds plants and allows them to create energy for
their development. Plants move water to leaves on a daily basis,
twice a day. During the daytime, water and nutrients move upward
from roots to leaves due to the process evaporation. During
nighttime hours, sap rises again due to root pressure from the
gathering of minerals in roots, according to General Hydroponics
Europe. Roots absorb water present in soil. Plant roots often
have rootlets that act as small hairs. The greater surface area
the roots have, the more water they absorb, according to the
Michigan State University Extension. Water moves up the stem of
the plant. During evaporation, the natural pores of the leaves
open when plants take in