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OpenStudy (migitmack):

Which of the following is one of the tools that allows water to move through the tissues of a plant? A. vein action B. magnetism C. gravity D. cohesion

OpenStudy (migitmack):

Everything else doesnt make sense I think its D.

OpenStudy (migitmack):

Hello? It cant be that hard.....

OpenStudy (mertsj):

So you don't know the answer, can't find the answer, are a student in the class and you are fussing at me that it can't be that hard????? The major mechanism by which water (along with dissolved materials) is carried upward through the xylem is called TATC (Transpiration-Adhesion-Tension-Cohesion). It should be noted that TATC, while supported by most scientists, is speculated but not proven to be at work in very tall trees. In this theory, transpiration, the evaporation of water from the leaf, is theorized to create a pressure differential that pulls fluids (held together by cohesion) up from the roots.

OpenStudy (tanya123):

sorry tried hard but not able to find the answer ... all i found was about "xylem" but its not in your choices ! what makes u think the answer is D ?

OpenStudy (migitmack):

I dunno its the only logical answer.

OpenStudy (tanya123):

can u like use any other choice ?

OpenStudy (migitmack):

Yea but its clrealy not gonna be C Or B and There are no Veins in plants

OpenStudy (tanya123):

yea i think that make sense u should try D that was a good point !

OpenStudy (tanya123):

I searched and found that cohesion is correct because :-water has cohesion, it sticks together so in the phloem of plants the water which is "sticking together" moves upward from the stem. Think about it this way: when you have a straw in water the water goes up the straw higher than the water level because the water is attracted to itself. The same thing happens in the stem until the pressure gets it to the leaves

OpenStudy (migitmack):

ty

OpenStudy (tanya123):

yw

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