HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
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it is place to store the food
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it has large surface area to absorb more water
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it anchors the plant
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it transports carbohydrates
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Detailed explanation-1: -Root hairs help in reducing the surface area for absorption.
Detailed explanation-2: -Root hair absorbs water from soil through osmosis. Water will be absorbed by root hairs by osmosis as the environment in the soil is hypotonic. This kind of absorption takes place passively. The water can easily move from the region of higher concentration to the low concentration without expenditure of energy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The root hairs are where most water absorption happens. They are long and thin so they can penetrate between soil particles and they have a large surface area for absorption of water.
Detailed explanation-4: -Their distinctive lateral elongation increases the surface of exchange between the plant’s root system and the soil. The main function of root hairs is the uptake of water and nutrients from the rhizosphere.
Detailed explanation-5: -Root hairs are the small tubular extensions of the root surface which help in the absorption of water and minerals from the soil. It increases the surface area for absorption. More number of root hairs will increase the surface area and increase water absorption also.