How do plants suck? / Did my school lie?
Fairly sure I know the answers, but here I go.....
When you look at a glass of water, the sides of the body of water turn up the glass due to surface tension. In plants, the stems contain cylinders so small that those 'lips' of water pull it up the stem, drawing water from the ground that the plant drinks.
The above is what my science teacher told me at school.
My question is - WTF?
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