>>9091787A single corn plant has roots that if laid end to end would be 600km long. This is because of all the small microhairs that are used to increase its surface area in order to absorb more nutrients.
Plants use (basically) a vacuum pump in order to transport sometimes hundreds of litres a day up from the tips of their roots into the rest of the plant. The evaporation of water from the leaves creates a difference in osmotic pressure that is stronger than any vacuum people can make.
Bretty cool right
