Cards (1)

  • Describe the cohesion-tension theory of water transport in the xylem
    • water evaporates from leaf through stomata by transpiration
    • lowers water potential of mesophyll/leaf cells
    • water pulled up xylem, creating tension
    • water molecules cohere due to hydrogen bonds
    • forms water column
    • Adhesion of water to walls of xylem helps pull water upwards