Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
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Chapter 36, Problem 36.3CR
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To review: The importance of hydrogen bonding in water molecules for the movement of xylem sap in plants.
Concept introduction: Hydrogen bonds exist in water as the hydrogen atoms in one water molecule are attracted towards the oxygen atom of the adjacent water molecule. There is a property of cohesion in water which allows the column of water to be pulled up because molecules of water evaporate at the surface of leaf cells. This process is termed as the cohesion theory of ascent of sap in plants.
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