What two things must water be attracted to in order to travel up a celery stalk?“”

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Itself and the walls of the xylem.

Let me explain;
When water evaporates from the leaves of a plant, it automatically draws up more water because the molecules adsorb to each other. You can think of it as a long chain of H20 molecules, and as one evaporates away, it draws the next one forth into it's place.

The water molecules are also attracted to the walls of the plant's xylem (this is the plant's "vein" for the upward movement of water and nutrients). The molecules similarly adsorb the cells of xylem. This upward movement is called capillary movement. Water undergoes this type of movement in many places besides plants.

Water travels through any plant by capillary action.if you are referring to movement into cells,it moves by osmosis as well as bulk flow by hydrostatic pressure differences.You could say that the two primary attractions are the cell solution which has a lower water concentration and low hydrostatic pressure which is a result of water loss through respiration or injury.

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What two things must water be attracted to in order to travel up a celery stalk?“”