AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Since water is attracted to other molecules, adhesive forces pull the water toward other molecules. Water is transported in plants through both cohesive and adhesive forces; these forces pull water and the dissolved minerals from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant.

Detailed explanation-2: -Capillary action helps bring water up into the roots. With the help of adhesion and cohesion, water can work it’s way all the way up to the branches and leaves.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cohesive properties of water (hydrogen bonding between adjacent water molecules) allow the column of water to be ‘pulled’ up through the plant as water molecules are evaporating at the surfaces of leaf cells. This process has been termed the Cohesion Theory of Sap Ascent in plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cohesion: Water is attracted to water. Adhesion: Water is attracted to other substances. Adhesion and cohesion are water properties that affect every water molecule on Earth and also the interaction of water molecules with molecules of other substances.

Detailed explanation-5: -Adhesion is the process of attaching one thing to another. For plants, adhesion allows for the water to stick to the organic tissues of plants. Cohesion keeps molecules of the same substance together. For plants, cohesion keeps the water molecules together.