In most plants, leaves are the main place where food is made. In order to do this, there has to be a way to move the water and minerals to the leaf cells doing photosynthesis, and a way to carry the food to other parts of the plant. A lot of water has to be delivered because most of it is lost by evaporation through the stomas.
Goofy is the opposite of serious and dignified. It's a sense of humor but it's also a kind of behavior. For better or worse, your degree of goofiness affects those around you. Take the quiz to find out how goofy you are! 1.
Opposite, contrary, reverse imply that two things differ from each other in such a way as to indicate a definite kind of relationship. Opposite suggests symmetrical antithesis in position, action, or character: opposite ends of a pole, sides of a road, views. Contrary sometimes adds to opposite the idea of conflict or antagonism: contrary statements, beliefs. Reverse suggests something that faces or moves in the opposite direction: the reverse side of a coin; a reverse gear.