Water tension in a transpiring plant

a. is exerted on a continuous column of water
throughout the plant.
b. is the result of the hydrogen bonding of
water molecules.
c. results in negative pressure in the xylem.
d. exerts a pull on water molecules from
leaves to roots.
e. fits all of these descriptions


E

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