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    through transpiration from the leaf. When one water molecule is lost another is pulled along by the processes of cohesion and tension. Transpiration pull...
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    the pore. The cohesion-tension theory explains how leaves pull water through the xylem. Water molecules stick together or exhibit cohesion. As a water molecule...
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    Siphon (section Theory)
    gravity theory cannot explain siphons in vacuum, where there is no significant atmospheric pressure. But the cohesion tension with gravity theory cannot...
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  • how sap moves through the xylem, the cohesion-tension mechanism has the most support. Although cohesion-tension has received criticism due to the apparent...
    11 KB (1,621 words) - 20:50, 2 June 2024
  • Trinity College Dublin. Along with John Joly, he put forward the cohesion-tension theory of water and mineral movement in plants. He was born in Dublin...
    6 KB (645 words) - 23:33, 16 July 2024
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    tube is sufficiently small, then the combination of surface tension (which is caused by cohesion within the liquid) and adhesive forces between the liquid...
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    mechanisms of the flow of water in plant xylem, the transpirational pull. Without surface tension, drops would not be able to form. The dimensions and...
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    to evaporate from the surface of oceans, water bodies or wet land. Transpiration from plants is another typical source of water vapor. Lastly, cool or...
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  • by a water transport theory throughout a plant. This well-established water transport theory is called the cohesion-tension theory. In brief, it explains...
    15 KB (1,774 words) - 09:42, 30 April 2024
  • that leads from the plant's roots to its leaves, according to the cohesion-tension theory. The upward movement of water and solutes (hydraulic lift) is regulated...
    43 KB (4,930 words) - 18:45, 31 August 2024
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    transport in plants.  However, without specialized transport vessels, this cohesion-tension mechanism can cause negative pressures sufficient to collapse water...
    136 KB (16,963 words) - 16:45, 9 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Outline of biology
    bond – molecule Water: properties of water – solvent – cohesion – adhesion – surface tension – pH Organic compounds: carbon – carbon-carbon bonds – hydrocarbon...
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    release reveal important information about the CO 2 assimilation and transpiration rates. The intercellular CO 2 concentration reveals important information...
    57 KB (6,623 words) - 14:01, 21 May 2024
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    September 2006). "Transpiration actuation: the design, fabrication and characterization of biomimetic microactuators driven by the surface tension of water" (PDF)...
    94 KB (10,582 words) - 03:13, 31 July 2024
  • are caused by environmental stress like drought or wounding. The cohesion and tension properties of water allow for these water potential changes to be...
    17 KB (2,372 words) - 15:26, 25 June 2024