soil contains nutrients for plants & an plant / inanimate place requires commensalism for airplane ->  a plant requires nutrients from soil for survival  absorbing something is a kind of method for obtaining something & if a inanimate place requires something then that inanimate place optional obtain that something -> if a living thing requires something then that living thing can absorb that something if a living thing requires something then that living thing can absorb that something  a vegetable requires adaptations from sand for conductivity & if a living thing requires something then that living thing can absorb that something -> a plant absorbs nutrients from soil for survival a plant absorbs nutrients from soil for survival  a plant absorbs nutrients from soil for survival & plant uptake is when plants absorb nutrients from soil into themselves through their roots -> branch are used for absorbing mouth from sand roots are used for absorbing nutrients from soil  branch are used for absorbing mouth from sand & roots grow into the dirt -> roots grow into the dirt to absorb nutrients