Which Comes First in the Uptake and Transport of Water

question 177

Multiple Choice

Which comes first in the uptake and transport of water on a sunny day: cohesion or tension?

• A) Cohesion
• B) Tension
• C) Both; they are simultaneous
• D) Neither; adhesion can replace both
• E) Neither; adhesion prevents both

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Definitions:

Tree Ferns

Ancient group of plants with large leaves and a trunk resembling a tree, thriving mostly in tropical and subtropical regions.

Cycads

Slow-growing, palm-like plants from the order Cycadales, known for their large compound leaves and production of cones.

Seedless Vascular Plants

Plants that have vascular tissue for transporting water and nutrients but reproduce through spores rather than seeds.

Sporophytes

The diploid generation in the life cycle of plants that produces spores through meiosis, alternates with the haploid gametophyte stage.