transport of water Flashcards
understand how water is absorbed by root hair cells
1
Q
plants take in water from the soil through
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their root hairs
2
Q
root hairs are thinwalled
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for a short distance
3
Q
root hairs have hair-like extensions to
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increase the surface area
4
Q
the function of a root hair is to
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absorb water and minerals from the soil
5
Q
mineral ions are
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actively transported into the root hair cells
6
Q
water will enter the root hair cell by
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osmosis
7
Q
the soil water has a … concentration of water molecules
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higher
8
Q
osmosis is
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the net diffusion of water molecules from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration across a partially permeable membrane
