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What is the upward pull of water and dissolved minerals through the xylem towards the leaves called?

Correct answer A. Transpiration pull

Explanation

Evaporation from leaves creates tension that pulls a continuous column of water up the xylem, held together by cohesion; this is the transpiration pull.

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