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Water rises in plant fibres due to...

Water rises in plant fibres due to

A

capillarity

B

viscosity

C

fluid pressure

D

osmosis

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The rise or fall of liquids in vertical capillary tubes is called capillarity. Water in plant fibres rises due to same phenomenon.
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