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What property causes the cohesion of water molecules that moves water through a plant against the force of gravity?
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoWater adheres to and climbs up materials like glass (forming a meniscus). The fact that water molecules attract each other makes them cohesive. These two properties allow water to climb up small-diameter tubes, this is called capillarity.
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∙ 14y agoAdhesion and cohesion just led in capillarity? Oh brother!
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∙ 10y agoit evaporates through the leaves p.s keith weir worte this
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∙ 12y agoHeat capacity
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What property of water makes it move upward from the roots?
because of water's cohesion property, which is its ability to stick to itself and it adhesion property, which mean that water can stick to other material, it can travel upward in a plant. also, the plant's tube is very small, which allow water to overcome gravity and travel upward.
What does cellulose provide for plants?
Support against gravity.
Why does fluid move against gravity in the osmometer?
Why does fluid move against gravity? Fluid, such as water, is lost due to osmosis and the internal pressure (aka turgor pressure).
Describe the biological significance of the cohesiveness of water?
Well, one really big and well known reason is that it allows water to be transported through plants. The sun exaporates water and cohesion allows the water to be sucked up to the leaves from the bottom even with gravity pulling down on it because of the constantly reformed hydrogen bonds.
Why do plant cells that transport water against the force of gravity contain many more mitochondria than other plant cells do?
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What property of water makes it move upward from the roots?
because of water's cohesion property, which is its ability to stick to itself and it adhesion property, which mean that water can stick to other material, it can travel upward in a plant. also, the plant's tube is very small, which allow water to overcome gravity and travel upward.
What property of water allow water to climb against gravity in plants?
Cohesion pulls it part of the way up but then transpiration gets it the rest of the way. (Transpiration is not a property of water)
Adhesion and cohesion together enable water molecules to move through narrow tubes against the force of gravity how?
This is called Capillary action.
What property does water have for moving up anarrow tube against the force of gravity?
The molecules in the water get attracted to the molecules of the narrow tube.
Why is water transported in plant tissues against gravity?
Cohesion
Cohesion and adhesion are?
Information used from Prentice Hall Biology book from the year 2006. Cohesion is the attraction between molecules of the same substance. Due to hydrogen bonding water is very cohesive. Water's cohesion causes molecules on the surface of the water to be drawn inward causing "surface tension". This property allows insects to walk on water. Adhesion is the attraction between molecules of different substances. Adhesion causes water to rise in a narrow tube against the force of gravity for example the forces that draw water out of the roots of the plants and up into its stems and leaves, this is called capillarity.
What are examples of adhesion and cohesion?
cohesion: water's cohesion causes molecules on the surface of water to be drawn inward, which is why drops pf water form beads on a smooth surface. adhesion: adhesion between water and glass causes water to rise in a narrow tube against the force of gravity ice formingon the surface of water bodies in winter
The reaction of both cohesion and adhesion together which allows water to move through tubes against the force of gravity?
syphoning
Whats the difference between adhesion and cohesion?
Adhesion is the attraction between two molecules of different substances.cohesion is the attraction between molecules of the same substances.
How capillary action works and why?
Water is a polar molecule and thus when a glass tube or any other tube with polar molecules is placed in water, the water molecules will attract the sides of the tube and overcome gravity. The property of water to attract the sides of the tube is called adhesion and the reason water isn't only on the sides but in the middle too is because of cohesion. Cohesion is water's ability to attract and hydrogen bond with itself so the water molecules on the sides of the tube attract other water molecules creating a network that reaches all the way across the tube.
What best defines cohesion?
Water's ability to move through thin tubes against gravity. No, it's the tendency of a group of particles to stick together.
How do you compare adhesion and cohesion?
Water travels up a tree through small tubes called xylem. As water is released through the leaves of the tree, it creates a negative pressure at the top of the tree. Even though the weight of all the water is dragging it down via gravity, the adhesion and cohesion properties of water create a strong attraction between the water molecules. Another property that helps is capillary action, where the water molecules are more strongly attracted to the walls of the xylem than they are to each other. The height that capillary action can draw water is inversely proportional to the width of the tube, which means that the xylem and stomata can draw water up and incredible distance.
