FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants absorb water and minerals from the soil via their roots. The root hairs on roots increase the surface area of roots to facilitate absorption of water and minerals that are dissolved in the soil water. The xylem then conducts the absorbed water and minerals from the roots to the shoot system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Soil minerals need to be soluble – dissolvable in water – so they can be absorbed by roots and transported around a plant to the cells that need them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The plants absorb water from the soil with the help of root hair through osmosis. The diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane is called osmosis. Root hair absorbs water from soil through osmosis.