A large watermelon fruit is very heavy and contains nearly 90% water.Since the skin of a watermelon is thick and lacks stomata,transpiration does not "pull" water into the watermelon.So,how does all that water get into the fruit?
A) Root pressure pushes water into the watermelon.
B) Water enters by osmosis from the soil.
C) Water is pumped in by active transport.
D) Water is transported in the phloem along with the sugars while they are being translocated into the fruit.
E) Watermelons,like other fruit,contain an abundance of xylem.
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