Question

Are flowers naturally rainbow colored? Please describe how the store can

have a rainbow colored plant (using the terms xylem or phloem.)

Answer 1

Answer in explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Capillary action: Inside the stem, there are tube-like transport tissue, called xylem, that brings water and nutrient to different parts of the plant. Water molecules are attracted to the surface of the xylem cells by weak electrical attractions. This sticky property is called adhesion. Water automatically moves up the xylem due to adhesion and the resulting movement is called capillary action​1​.

Cohesion: Water molecules are not only attracted to the surface of xylem (adhesion), but they are also attracted to one another. This property is called cohesion. Because of cohesion, water molecules fill the column in the xylem as they move up and act as a continuous stream of water​.

Transpiration: Water evaporates from the plant through transpiration. As water evaporates in the petals or any part of the plant exposed to air, a negative pressure is created in the xylem, resulting in suction pulling the water upward just like you draw water upward when you suck on a straw​.​