IB Biology SL A1.1.4 Adhesion of Water Questions
Practise explaining how water adheres to polar surfaces, moves through soil channels and cell walls, and helps refill xylem vessels.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Biology SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- Explain how adhesion to polar surfaces drives capillary rise through soil channels and cellulose cell walls.
- Distinguish adhesion’s role in refilling xylem vessels from cohesion maintaining water columns.
IB Biology SL A1.1.4 Adhesion of Water Questions question 1
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Which of the following is a consequence of the adhesive properties of water?
A
Stable temperatures of aquatic environments
B
Water movement by capillary action in soil
C
Transport of dissolved nutrients in blood plasma
D
Cooling effect of sweating
B
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