Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: The word you are looking for is cohesion

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

Answer 2

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.