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give an example of how the property of cohesion among water molecules is important to living things.
Cohesion allows water to move in plants through transpiration - cohesion - tension mechanism. Water molecules stick together and are pulled up from roots to leaves against gravity.
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In plants, water moves from roots to leaves due to the cohesion of water molecules. This cohesion enables the transpiration - cohesion - tension mechanism, where water molecules stick together and are pulled up the xylem vessels against gravity to supply leaves with water for photosynthesis.