The water from the soil enters into the roots then to the leaves in plants by capillary action. The capillary action involves the movement of the water from the soil to the parts of the plants. The molecules of water are attracted to each other this property is called as cohesion. The molecules of water attach themselves with other molecules. This property is called as adhesion. In plants the adhesion causes the water to attach with the tissues of the plant. Cohesion causes the molecules of water to stick together. The water is taken upward from the roots to the entire plant by these two properties like a tube of water. The water moves against the gravitational force due to this capillary action.
