If You Cut a Herbaceous Stem and Observe Fluids Continually

question 43

Multiple Choice

If you cut a herbaceous stem and observe fluids continually seeping upward and out of the cut,it is most likely due to

• A)root pressure.
• B)turgor pressure.
• C)active transport by phloem.
• D)tension caused by transpiration.
• E)cohesion to the xylem walls.

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