transport in plants 1.3

What is the upward movement of water, absorbed by roots, to all parts of the plant called?

• Ascent of Sap

• Capillary Action

• Adhesion

• Transpiration Pull

What are the two major properties of water on which ascent of sap depends?

• Adhesion and Cohesion

• Root Pressure and Capillary Action

• Transpiration Pull and Cohesion

• Adhesion and Capillary Action

What is the process of upward movement of a substance, especially liquids, called?

• Root Pressure

• Capillary Action

• Adhesion

• Transpiration Pull

What is the theory that talks about root pressure in plants called?

• Root Pressure Theory

• Transpiration Pull Theory

• Capillary Action Theory

• Adhesion Theory

What is the mutual attraction between water molecules called?

• Transpiration Pull

• Cohesion

• Root Pressure

• Adhesion

What generates root pressure in cells of plant roots?

• Absorption of Water

• Cohesion

• Transpiration

• Osmotic Pressure

What is the process known as where water moves upward through the xylem at a fairly high rate?

• Transpiration Pull

• Capillary Action

• Root Pressure Theory

• Adhesion-Tension-Transpiration Pull Model

What is the driving force for the process of water moving upward through the xylem in plants?

• Capillary Action

• Transpiration from Leaves

• Root Pressure

• Adhesion

How is the transpiration pull generated in plants?

• Root Pressure

• Cohesion-Tension-Transpiration Pull Model

• Adhesion

• Absorption of Water

What is the attraction between water molecules and the surface of xylem tissues called?

• Adhesion

• Cohesion

• Capillary Action

• Root Pressure