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What is osmosis in the root?

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What does osmosis cause?

It causes root pressure.


What is the mwaning of latin root word osmosis?

The Latin root word "osmosis" means a push or a drive. In science, osmosis refers to the movement of solvent molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from a less concentrated solution to a more concentrated solution.


Cells in a plant root drink water through the cell membrane through what process?

I think it is osmosis.


Do root hairs allow water to enter the root of a plant by germination?

No, water enters the root hairs by the process of osmosis


Why does water move from the soil into the root hair cell?

osmosis


Through which process does a root normally obtain minerals?

Osmosis


How is osmosis involved in supplying water for photosynthesis in the leaf?

Because osmosis is related to the movement of water molecules.


What is the name of the process by which water moves into the root hairs?

Its not really by a process of osmosis. It is more by active transport. And the different concetration gradient in the soil and in the roots.


The rise of water in a tall plant depends on root pressure and?

the answer is a osmosis


How is a root hair cell good at its job?

Root hair cells are used in osmosis to transmit water and nutrients from the soil. These root hair cells reduce the loss of water and adapt to the large surface area and speeds up osmosis process.


How is osmosis involved in the absorption of water and nutrient?

The root hairs absorb water and materials through the process of osmosis. Osmosis is accomplished when there is a greater concentration on one side of a selectively permeable membrane than on the other. The water and nutrients then flow into the area of lower concentration within the root.


What processes can take place in a root hair cell when oxygen is not available?

active transport and osmosis