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Describe how cohesion and adhesion contribute to the upward movement of water through a plant.

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Both Cohesion and adhesion play an important role in the upward movement of water through a plant.

Step-by-step explanation:

Water is absorbed by the roots and transported by xylem tissue to various parts of a plant body such as stem ,leaf .

During the transportation of water molecules through the xylem tissue formation of hydrogen bond occur between the water molecules. A single hydrogen bond is weak but collectively they exert a very strong interaction.As a result a water column is established in the xylem tissue. This is called cohesion.

Adhesion deals with the interaction of water column with the wall of the xylem tissue.

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