Which statement best explains why water molecules are pulled through xylem vessel elements as a result of transpiration?
- AWater molecules form hydrogen bonds with cellulose in the walls of xylem vessel elements in a process known as adhesion.
- BWater molecules form hydrogen bonds with neighbouring water molecules in a process known as cohesion.
- CWater molecules form ionic bonds with dissolved mineral ions, which helps to keep the water molecules together in a continuous column.
- DWater has a high latent heat of vaporisation and this prevents the evaporation of water in the xylem vessel elements.