Chapter 24: Transport, Storage, and Gas Exchange in Flowering Plants

Root Hairs

Root Hairs

extensions of the root epidermis

Root Hair Adaptations

thin walls that allow osmosis, no cuticle to absorb more water, large surface area to absorb more water

Capillary Water

pure water

Water Uptake by Roots

water diffuses into roots by osmosis by having low water concentration in the cytoplasms of the root hairs