Suppose that the continuous column of water molecules moving upward through the plant is broken near part b, and a small air pocket forms in the xylem. how might this affect the transpirational pull within the plant

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.

if your own plato the answer is b. the fern transitioned from sporophyte generation to gametophyte generation.