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Water molecules reach the tips of the roots and are absorbed. The roots absorb both water and nutrients so the water molecules are sucked in through the hairs of the roots. Due to extreme pressure in the roots, this pushes the water skywards. This force allows the water to travel up 3 metres of the 90 metres. But alas, there is still 87 metres left to go. Here pull takes over. The pull is evaporation of water, better known as transpiration if in leaves/ plants. Here, the pull process pulls the molecules up the full height of 90 metres and is used as a suction force.

The process which works alongside this "push and pull"action is "capillary action" which works through the xylem of plants. Because the xylem is a tube, water molecules are indefinitely attracted and rise up these walls

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