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Offline hobaoe

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Hydrogen bonds in plants
« on: January 17, 2007, 08:58:28 PM »
Anybody knows about why hydrogen bonds is essential for plants, especially 100-m gum tree

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Re: Hydrogen bonds in plants
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2007, 09:10:52 PM »
Have you tried wikipedia.

3 seconds and I got this.
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Re: Hydrogen bonds in plants
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2007, 09:18:38 PM »
I think the answer they are looking for relates to capilary action in the xylem of plants.  Look these terms up in a textbook, wikipedia, or google for more information.

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