Normal Sea Level Pressure Has a Standard Value of 1013

question 152

True/False

Normal sea level pressure has a standard value of 1013.2 mb of Hg.

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Definitions:

Pressure-Flow Model

A hypothesis describing how sugars are transported in plants, particularly how sucrose is moved from photosynthetic tissues to various parts of the plant through the phloem.

Phloem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of sugars and nutrients throughout the plant.

Water Potential

The potential energy of water per unit volume relative to pure water, which determines the direction water will flow.

Tension-Cohesion Model

A theory explaining how water moves through plants, relying on water's cohesive properties and the tension created by transpiration.