Asap. i also need an explanation to go with the answer water is absorbed in plants from the ground through roots the egg xylem is a vascular structure required for plants to transport water from the roots to the rest of the plant this water is important for plants to perform cellular functions like photosynthesis if a community of similar trees were to be infected with a disease that prevented the roots from absorbing water which graph below would most clearly demonstrate the fact this would have on the water cycle in the area.