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What explains why water moves from the roots to the leaves of plants

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Answer: The word you are looking for is cohesion

Explanation.it is important for moving water from the roots to leaves

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The cohesion – tension theory of sap ascent explains how how water is pulled up from the roots to the top of the plant. Evaporation from mesophyll cells in the leaves produces a negative water potential gradient that causes water and minerals to move upwards from the roots through the xylem.
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