Plants and Water | Rooting water flow
Rooting water flow
Water enters a plant through the plant's root hairsFine, hairlike extensions from the plant's root., hundreds of fine hairs that extend out from the root. These hairs suck in the water that lies between the soil particles. Most of the nutrients that a plant needs are dissolved in this water. The root hairs absorb the water through a process called osmosisThe movement of fluids and substances dissolved in liquids across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration until all substances involved reach a balance.. Osmosis is the movement of water from an area where there is a high concentration of water to an area of low water concentration through the cell membraneThe layer that surrounds...
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