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How do plants establish a pressure gradient to facilitate water movement in the soil?

Q: Answer-How do plants establish a pressure gradient to facilitate water movement in the soil?

As plants absorb water from the soil, water is depleted near the root surface, creating a pressure gradient with respect to neighboring regions of soil that have higher pressure.

A By increasing the hydraulic conductivity of the soil

B By reducing soil porosity

C By depleting the soil of water near the root surface

D By reducing transpiration rates

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