Question

Why is the capillary fringe of the zone of aeration similar to a plant’s roots?

They draw up water.

There is nothing similar about them.

They are both found in the soil moisture region.

They move water downward.

Answer 1

They draw up water.

Step-by-step explanation:

Capillary fringe of the zone of aeration can be defined as the an area or zone that is found above the water table and beneath the saturation zone.

It is lowermost area of the zone of aeration that is responsible for the drawing up or the uptake of water using the means of capillary action into the pores of sedimentary rock.

Capillary fringe of the zone of aeration carry out the same function of drawing up water as plant roots because it through the plant roots that water and nutrients are taking up from the soil into the plant system.

Answer 2

The right answer is they draw up water.

In soils, capillarity is a process by which moisture moves in any direction either through the very small gaps between the particles (capillaries) or as films around the particles. Capillarity also refers to what is tenuous like a hair, like a capillary.