Root Hair Absorption of Water

Through the cell wall and cell membrane, and into the cytoplasm.

To provide a large surface area for the absorption of water and mineral ions from the soil.

Ions, dissolved in the water.

<p>Xylem vessels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To hold air and water.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The root hair cell is part of a single cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their end walls have completely disappeared.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The diameter of a xylem vessel is about 0.05 mm, and the photograph shows that they come in a range of different sizes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The root cap protects the tip of the root as it grows through the soil.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The wood in a tree trunk is made up of xylem vessels, and they carry water from the roots to the top of the tree.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The contents of xylem vessels, such as cytoplasm and a nucleus, have disappeared, leaving only their cell walls with an empty space inside.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Root hair cells absorb water and mineral ions from the outside of the root, and then transport it into the xylem vessels.</p> Signup and view all the answers