alleryStart learning →What is the driving force of passive water absorption?
ARoot pressure
BATP hydrolysis
CSoil osmotic force
DTranspiration pull
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Transpiration pull
Passive uptake is driven by tension created by transpiration, with no ATP spent.
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