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Soil contains capillary tubes that facilitate water movement to plant roots through capillary action, which is driven by adhesion between water molecules and tube walls. Plant cell walls, made of cellulose, help draw water from xylem vessels and keep cells moist, particularly in the leaves. The evaporation of water from leaf surfaces allows for continued upward transport of water in plants.

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Soil contains capillary tubes that facilitate water movement to plant roots through capillary action, which is driven by adhesion between water molecules and tube walls. Plant cell walls, made of cellulose, help draw water from xylem vessels and keep cells moist, particularly in the leaves. The evaporation of water from leaf surfaces allows for continued upward transport of water in plants.

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Soil contains many vertical, thin channels called


capillary tubes, where plant roots are found.
2.When water enters these capillary tubes,
adhesion between water molecules and the tube
walls draws the water upward — this is called
capillary action.
3.Capillary action helps plants draw water from the
water table to the roots when the soil is dry.
4.Plant cell walls are made of cellulose, a fibrous,
partially polar/hydrophilic material.
5.Fibrous materials like cellulose can act like wicks,
drawing water up through capillary action.
6.Cell walls can pull water from nearby xylem
vessels via capillary action, keeping water moving
through the plant tissue.
7.Cells exposed to air (e.g., in the spongy
mesophyll of leaves) remain moist due to
capillary action.
8.Water evaporates from the moist cell walls of the
mesophyll.
9.This water vapor then diffuses out through pores
in the leaf surface (called stomata).
10.This evaporation and diffusion process enables
continued upward water transport in plants

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