When it rains water falls on the ground and swallowed by the roots of a tree, but how does that water gets to the top of the tree?
2006-10-01 13:03:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Read about xylem and phloem and capillary action.
2006-10-01 13:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by thierryinho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capillary action due to evaporation causing a vacuum that draws the H2o upwards. OR the kebler elves make with the magic and there you go!
2006-10-01 20:13:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turgor pressure. Water evaporates at the leaves, and due to pressure, the water in the soil is "sucked" upwards.
2006-10-01 20:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by BeachGirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Osmosis is also involved, as w. brick/cement walls, water will climb them through osmotic pressure then you get rising damp in a building.
2006-10-01 20:23:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By a process called Transpiration..
2006-10-02 07:23:58 · answer #5 · answered by Roosterfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋