BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+INVESTIGATIONS-ACCESS
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780077680978
Author: Marielle Hoefnagels
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 2.3, Problem 1MC
Summary Introduction
To describe:
The importance of cohesion and adhesion to life.
Concept introduction:
Cohesion is the process of combining of the two similar molecules due to certain forces. The attraction between two different molecules leads to the generation of adhesion.
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