Which of the following would you expect to happen in a plant that does not have enough water (multiple answers are correct) Without water, the plant cannot make the sugar it needs to grow the stem begins to dry out growth would be stunted because it is difficult to move nutrients around Without water, the plant would become limp. Solution Answer: All the choices given are correct! If Plant that does not have enough water; (a) Without water, plants cannot make the sugar it needs to grow. Plants make their own food by the process of photosynthesis.The amount of water, sunlight and carbon dioxide directly influences the process of food production for plant growth. Thus the process of photosynthesis slows down and even stops when water is absent, which causes internal food supplies to diminish. (b) the stem begins to dry out Scarcity of water leads to loss of turgor pressure. Stomata on the stem surface close as a result of less water (for water conservation) and as a result stem dries out. (c) the growth would be stunted because it is difficult to move nutrients around. As water moves above the plant system it carries vital minerals and nutrients to different areas of the plant. The stomas on the leaf and stem surface release waste products (oxygen) into the environment and takes CO2 in. This process of transpiration maintains the turgor pressure and also cools the plant in sunlight. In scarcity of water, transpiration process slows and, the plant show stunded growth due to lack of nutrients supply. (d) Without water the plant would become limp Turgor pressure holds the plant cells and keeps them erect. This pressure is lost without water and plants begin to collapse (wilting!) or give a limp appearance..