AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Epidermal root hairs absorb soil water and this water reaches endodermis through general cortex and ultimately reach the xylem through pericycle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Expert-Verified Answer. Water transport from root hair to mesophill cells via the xylem. Option C is correct.

Detailed explanation-3: -Water moves from soil to root hair cell and then to cortical cell. It then passes through passage cells, pericycle and xylem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Once water is absorbed by the root hairs, it can move deeper into root layers by two distinct pathways viz., apoplast pathway and symplast pathway. In the apoplast pathway, water moves outside the cells, whereas in the symplast pathway, water moves through the cytoplasm inside the cells.