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Why does water roll off the surface of a leaf? A. Because water is attracted to nonpolar molecules B. Because water is a nonpolar molecule C. Because plants do not contain cellulose D. Because the leaf is coated in lipid molecules

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the answer is most probably option d

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D.) Because the leaf is coated in lipid molecules

A is wrong because water is polar, an example of nonpolar is oil, and everyone knows that oil and water do not mix! Their molecules just aren't attracted to each other.

B is wrong because, like I said, water is polar.

C is wrong because cellulose is one of the most abundant organic compounds on the Earth, and it's a major component of the cell walls in plant cells.

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