BRAINCAKECohesion, Adhesion and Surface Tension
Water molecules are cohesive. The hydrogen bonds join the molecules together so water molecules move together as one mass.
This means plants are able to draw water up the xylem from the roots to the leaves in a continuous stream during transpiration in a similar way to sucking up water through a straw.
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