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How do plants absorb water and nutrients?

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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

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Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

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Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

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osmosis: Media

chemical process

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How do plants absorb water and nutrients?

How do plants absorb water and nutrients?

Video showing how roots take up substances from the soil via osmosis, diffusion,...

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osmosis

An example of osmosis occurs when a sugar solution and water, top, are separated...

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