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What force helps water move through plants?
Capillary action, transpiration, and root pressure move water up through the plant.
What force helps move water up through plants?
Capillary action, transpiration, and root pressure move water up through the plant.
What combination of factors provides enough force to move water through the xylem tissue of even the tallest plant?
Root pressure, capillary action, and transpiration
Why root pressure is absent in gymnosperms?
Root pressure is absent in gymnosperms because they lack vessels in their xylem tissue. Vessels in angiosperms help create positive pressure when water is actively transported, resulting in root pressure. Gymnosperms rely on a combination of capillary action and cohesion-tension to move water up the plant.
What is capillary action. Why is capillary action extremely important for plants?
Water uses capillary action to "climb" up plant vessels through cohesion and adhesion, which allows the water to be transported throughout the plant.
The rise of water in a tall plant depends on root pressure and?
The rise of water in a tall plant also depends on capillary action and transpiration pull. Capillary action helps water move upward through small tubes in the plant's xylem, while transpiration pull helps create a negative pressure gradient that pulls water up from the roots to the leaves.
What mechanical forces were responsible for the transportation of water to the plants?
Gravity, erosional forces
When the hollow tubes in stems of plants that transport water from the root to the rest of the plant are?
The process is capillary action. The part is the xylem
Through which plant cells does water move by capillary action?
Water moves through the xylem cells in plants by capillary action. Xylem cells are specialized to conduct water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant. The cohesion and adhesion properties of water molecules allow them to travel efficiently through the xylem tissue.
5. what is most responsible for the movement of water from the roots to the leaves of a tall tree A. Adhesion B. Capillary action C. Cohesion D. Gravity E. Surface tension?
B. Capillary action. Capillary action, along with cohesion and adhesion forces, allows water to move upwards through the xylem in the tree, from the roots to the leaves. These forces help counteract gravity and allow water to reach the top of tall trees.
Which two processes can make the water in the tray available to the plant?
The two processes that make the water in the tray available to the plant are capillary action and root uptake. Capillary action allows water to move upward from the tray into the soil through tiny spaces in the soil particles. Root uptake occurs when the plant's roots absorb water from the surrounding soil into the plant's system for utilization in various biological processes.
Which feature or property of water allows plants to draw liquids up from their roots?
This is due to capillary action but it is found in tiny tubes. If the water wets the sides of the tube, it will rise. If you get a coner of a napkin wet, more will become wet because of capillary action.If you place a wilted stalk of celery in water it will become turgid (stiff) because of this action. Water is said to be "sticky" and will adherd to surfaces and to other water molecules.
