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Describe how water moves from the soil to the leaves in a tree​

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Answer:

Cohesion/adhesion

Step-by-step explanation:

Water is passively transported into the roots and then into the xylem. The forces of cohesion and adhesion cause the water molecules to form a column in the xylem. Water moves from the xylem into the mesophyll cells, evaporates from their surfaces and leaves the plant by diffusion through the stomata.

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