NEET BIOLOGY

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: -Root hairs help plants to absorb water from the soil.

Detailed explanation-3: -Final Answer: Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.

Detailed explanation-4: -Roots grow from their tips and initially produce thin and non-woody fine roots. Fine roots are the most permeable portion of a root system, and are thought to have the greatest ability to absorb water, particularly in herbaceous (i.e., non-woody) plants (McCully 1999).

Detailed explanation-5: -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.