Multiple choice

Absorption of water and absorption of mineral salts are

  1. two independent events

  2. two dependent events

  3. one and same

  4. two non essential processes
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Explanation

Water absorption is primarily a physical process driven by transpiration pull and osmosis (passive), while mineral salt absorption is an active physiological process requiring energy expenditure through membrane transport proteins. They occur through different mechanisms and are independent events.

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