Question

explain the upwards movement of water in plant

Answer 1

Upward Water Movement in Plants. ... In order for water to move upward through the plant, diffusion, transpiration and capillary action must occur together. Water diffuses into the root creating pressure and pushing the water along the xylem.

Answer 2

Water moves upward through a plant through the xylem tissue. Along with water, xylem also transports dissolved minerals, and some small organic molecules. This fluid mixture of materials flowing through the xylem is called sap. In a tree, the wood constitutes the xylem with fluid transport occurring in the outermost tree ring. In a non-woody plant, the stem contains the xylem. Three factors that influence the flow of sap through a plant include diffusion, transpiration and capillary action.