ICSE Class 10 Answered
The following paragraph is related to absorption of water from the soil. Copy and complete the following paragraph by selecting the correct words from those given in the box. You may use the term only once.
Exosmosis, Hypertonic, Osmosis, Isotonic, Hypotonic, Cortical, Endosmosis
Water enters the root hair from the soil by the process of ______. This is because the solution in the soil is ______, whereas the cell sap in the root hair cell is ______. The water then passes through the ______ cells by cell to cell ______ and reaches the xylem of the root.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 23 Jul, 2015, 07:59: AM
Expert Answer
Water enters the root by the process of endosmosis. This is because the solution in the soil is hypotonic, whereas the cell sap in the root hair cell is hypertonic. The water then passes through the cortical cells by cell to cell osmosis and reaches the xylem of the root.
Answered by | 23 Jul, 2015, 09:59: AM
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