[DOC] [TLE] How do large trees, such as redwoods, get water from their roots to ... [PAR] Feb 1, 1999 ... These conducting tissues start in the roots and transect up through the ... The 
scientific name for wood tissue is xylem; it consists of a few different kinds of cells. 
... Capillary action and root pressure can support a column of water some ... in a 
narrow tube (tracheids or vessels) from the top of a 100 meter tree. [DOC] [TLE] Capillary action, from USGS Water-Science School [PAR] The height to which capillary action will take water in a uniform circular tube (
picture to ... Plants and trees couldn't thrive without capillary action. Plants put 
down roots into the soil which are capable of carrying water from the soil up into 
the plant. ... molecules move through narrow tubes that are called capillaries (or 
xylem). [DOC] [TLE] Capillary Action - Liquid, Force, Water, and Surface - JRank Articles [PAR] Capillary action is the tendency of a liquid to rise in narrow tubes or to be drawn 
... As the plant releases water from its leaves, water is drawn upward from the 
roots to ... how water moves up plants" where she went on to explain (using my 
words) .... trees can be over 100 meters tall, capillary action is too weak to explain 
this. [DOC] [TLE] Capillary Action of Water: Definition & Examples - Video & Lesson ... [PAR] Capillary action is an important ability of water to move through other materials. ... 
It seems to have defied gravity by moving up the straw. ... He or she will place a 
narrow glass tube, called a capillary tube, where your finger was pricked. ... And 
how do plants, including the tallest trees, get water from their roots all the way out
... [DOC] [TLE] Capillary Action - Chemistry LibreTexts [PAR] Aug 31, 2014 ... Scientific principles have the knack of explaining abnormal events that occur 
around us. A liquid, like water, ascending up a narrow tube naturally is not ... The 
transportation of water from the roots to leaves of the tree ... forces is that with 
adhesive forces you add another set of molecules, .... Article type: topic. [DOC] [TLE] Capillary action - Wikipedia [PAR] Capillary action is the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the 
assistance of, or even in opposition to, external forces like gravity. The effect can 
be seen in the drawing up of liquids between the hairs of a paint-brush, in a thin 
tube, ... The capillary action is enhanced in trees by branching; evaporation at the
... [DOC] [TLE] Transportation in plants - Wonderwhizkids.com [PAR] How does water move through plants to get to the top of tall trees? .... up the plant 
through the tubes of Xylem which are narrow and hard causing ... In order to 
regulate the quantity and type of minerals and ions reach the xylem, the root has 
a ... the walls of small diameter tubes like xylem and this is called capillary action 
. [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 3 - Water movement in plants - Plants in Action [PAR] Roots growing into soil absorb water and nutrients, while leaves, supported by a 
... explains the mechanism by which water can rise to the top of a tall tree, and the 
... open in order to take up CO2 as the substrate for photosynthesis (Chapter 2). 
..... understand that wide tubes are enormously more effective than narrow tubes. [DOC] [TLE] Xylem - Wikipedia [PAR] Xylem is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, phloem being 
the other. The basic function of xylem is to transport water from roots to shoot and 
... Many conifers become tall trees: the secondary xylem of such trees is used and 
... Because of this tension, water is being pulled up from the roots into the... [DOC] [TLE] Unique Properties of Liquids - 2012 Book Archive [PAR] Many insects take advantage of this property to walk on the surface of .... can be 
transported from the roots to the tops of trees that are more than 50 m tall. .... 
Capillary action is the phenomenon in which

Question: A narrow tube, or the type of "action" that explains how tall trees bring moisture up from the roots
Answer: capillary