I tend to have an inquiring mind, and i want to know more about how water moves within the plant body. i take a common houseplant and cut the stem off about 1 inch from the soil surface. i notice water collecting at the cut as if some force is pushing it up through the roots and remaining stem. how could i best explain my findings? i tend to have an inquiring mind, and i want to know more about how water moves within the plant body. i take a common houseplant and cut the stem off about 1 inch from the soil surface. i notice water collecting at the cut as if some force is pushing it up through the roots and remaining stem. how could i best explain my findings?

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Cali Rivera

13 May, 13:19

I tend to have an inquiring mind, and i want to know more about how water moves within the plant body. i take a common houseplant and cut the stem off about 1 inch from the soil surface. i notice water collecting at the cut as if some force is pushing it up through the roots and remaining stem. how could i best explain my findings? i tend to have an inquiring mind, and i want to know more about how water moves within the plant body. i take a common houseplant and cut the stem off about 1 inch from the soil surface. i notice water collecting at the cut as if some force is pushing it up through the roots and remaining stem. how could i best explain my findings?

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Marina Cowan · Answer 1

The water collecting at the surface of the cut suggests there is an upward movement of water inside the stem of the plant. An additional test would be observing the results on the other side of the cut. Does water accumulate on this end also? It is normal in science to do some research. A biology textbook should be able to explain this, and you can reference it and use the text to support your explanation. One piece is Turgor Pressure, the pressure inside the plant cell. Another is movement in the Xylem and Phloem.