The Process Partly Responsible for Pulling Water from Plant Roots

question 36

Multiple Choice

The process partly responsible for pulling water from plant roots upward through the narrow,porous stem and into the plant body is

• A)adhesion.
• B)surface tension.
• C)capillary action.
• D)vacuum suction.
• E)cohesion.

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