1 Blood test. 2  This type of pregnancy test can only be done at a doctorâs office. 3  It takes longer than a urine test to get results, but it can detect a pregnancy earlier than a urine test (about 10 days after conception, compared to typically 2 weeks or more for a urine test).
As water molecules evaporate from plant leaves, they attract the water molecules still in the plant, helping to pull water up through the stems from the roots. The combination of transpiration and capillary action delivers the water from the bottom to the top of a plant.
Water helps transport nutrients throughout all parts of the plant. Water also helps support the plant by filling up the cells that make up the plant so it can stand up straight. A Long Road to Travel. Water is absorbed from the soil into the roots of a plant. However, to reach the leaves where photosynthesis takes place, water must move upward to the top of the plant. Water travels through long, thin tubes running up from the roots through the stems and leaves called xylem. Water Attracts ...