PSC 1800 Exam 3 Correct Questions & Answers(GRADED A)

If 70% of Earths surface is water, why is it the most limiting factor for plant growth in many areas? - ANSWER Because most of that water is oceans and is too salt for plant growth. Water is a _____ molecule. It has a positive charge at one end of the molecule and a negative charge at the other. Because of this, water sticks to itself through hydrogen bonding which is called _____. Water sticks to surfaces in a process called _____. These two phenomena give water the property of surface tension. - ANSWER polar cohesion adhesion _____ is the process by which water moves up through a plant and evaporates out into the atmosphere. This process is essential because it ______ ___ _____ and ______ ______. - ANSWER Transpiration cools the plant transports nutrients which of the following in NOT a way that plants have adapted to reduce transpiration? - ANSWER reduced waxing of the cuticles