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प्रश्न
How is root hair adapted for the absorption of water from the soil?
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उत्तर
The main root with its many branches form a network in the soil. The root hairs get entangled in the soil particles and remain in close contact with the capillary water surrounding the soil particles. The epidermal cells of root hairs have vacuoles which contain cell sap. Generally, the cell sap is more concentrated than the soil solution. As a result the water enters inside the root hair cells by endosmosis. This water dilutes the epidermal cell sap solution. Then water enters into the cortical cells by osmosis and reaches the endodermal cells and then pericycle cells. From this layer water then enters in the xylem tissue. In this way, the water is absorbed and translocated up to xylem of the root by osmosis.
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