LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

BIOCHEMISTRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT involved in capillary action in plants?
A
Capillary ActXylem (transport tissue)ion
B
Adhesion
C
Cohesion
D
pH
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is the Formation of soap bubbles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of capillary action in water include water moving up a straw or glass tube, moving through a paper or cloth towel, moving through a plant, and tears moving through tear ducts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Capillary action occurs because water is sticky, thanks to the forces of cohesion (water molecules like to stay close together) and adhesion (water molecules are attracted and stick to other substances).

Detailed explanation-4: -Because water molecules like to stick together (cohesion) and like to stick to the walls of the tubes of cellulose (adhesion), they rise up the tubes all the way from the roots to the leaves. Water then evaporates from the leaves, helping to draw up more water from the roots. This process is called capillary action.

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