Which of the following does not accurately describe movement within plants?

A. Changes in the concentration of nutrients affect the cause of movement of fluid through phloem.

B. Movement of sugars within the xylem results from changes in concentration of water.

C. Transpiration is the only force that drives water movement within a plant.

D. Cohesion and adhesion contribute to capillary action, which contributes to water movement.

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Dyer

1 January, 19:33

Which of the following does not accurately describe movement within plants?

A. Changes in the concentration of nutrients affect the cause of movement of fluid through phloem.

B. Movement of sugars within the xylem results from changes in concentration of water.

C. Transpiration is the only force that drives water movement within a plant.

D. Cohesion and adhesion contribute to capillary action, which contributes to water movement.

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Kathleen Weber · Answer 1

C. Transpiration is the only force that drives water movement within a plant

because i just took the test and it is the right answer

Carolina King · Answer 2

Many movements are involved in the process of food-making of plants. one of which is transpiration. If humans sweat through his skin pores, plants sweat through its stoma (stomata-plural form) which is found underside the plants' leaf. The main purpose of transpiration is to exchange gases by releasing water through the stomata but it is not the only force that drives water movement within a plant, so, the answer would probably be letter c.