A large watermelon fruit is very heavy and contains nearly 90% water.Since the skin of a watermelon is thick and contains no stomates,there is no way to evaporate water out of the watermelon to "pull" water into the watermelon by transpiration.So,how does all that water get into the fruit?
A) Root pressure pushes water into the watermelon.
B) Water enters by osmosis.
C) Water is pumped in by active transport.
D) Water,main part of the sap,is transported in the phloem along with the sugars while they are being translocated into the fruit.
E) Watermelons lying on the ground absorb water directly from the soil.
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