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What life process is a root hair cell involved in?
A root hair cell is involved in the process of absorption, specifically in absorbing water and nutrients from the soil. This cell type has a large surface area that allows for increased absorption of water and minerals essential for the plant's growth and development.
What is the cell name for absorption of water?
The process of absorption of water by cells is called osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane, such as the cell membrane, from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
Why is the root hair cell a typical plant cell?
Because it has to perform absorption of water and minerals
What are the roots of a plant for?
it is for the absorption of water (by osmosis) and ions into the cell for photosyntesis
What kind of barriers are cell membranes?
Cell Membranes are Semi Permiable barriers, allowing for the absorption of water.
Where in the body does the process of water absorption into the bloodstream primarily occur?
Water absorption into the bloodstream primarily occurs in the small intestine of the digestive system.
What is the absorption of water by an anhydrous compound called?
The absorption of water by an anhydrous compound is called hydration. This process involves the compound forming a hydrate by combining with water molecules.
What does the word absorption mean in science?
Means : The process or act of absorbingThe Sun was ABSORBIG the water .
How does the process of water absorption occur in plants?
Water absorption in plants occurs through the roots, where specialized structures called root hairs increase the surface area for absorption. The process involves osmosis, where water moves from an area of high concentration in the soil to an area of low concentration in the root cells. This movement is facilitated by the presence of aquaporins, proteins that act as channels for water to pass through the cell membrane. Once inside the root cells, water is transported through the plant via the xylem vessels to reach the rest of the plant for various physiological functions.
By what process can plants get water from soil and bring it back to the leaves?
absorption and translocation
What process cause the water to enter or leave the cell?
the process that causes the water to enter and leave the cell is diffusion
Where does absorption of water and other needed material takes place?
At the cell membrane or plasma membrane
