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A botanist _____ in 1937, worked out that a four-month-old rye plant had an aggregate root length of about 600km.

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Important Questions on Absorption by Roots

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Label parts a, b, c, d, and e.
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Name the parts a, b, c, and d?
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The diagram A given below shows a root hair growing through the soil particles. Diagram B is the root hair of an aquatic plant.    

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 Name two substances which enter the root hair through part labelled 3

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Give one important property of part 'e'?
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What is the function of part 'd' in a plant?
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EASY

Given below is the diagram of a bean root : 
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What term is given to the part marked X? 

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How many cells is a root hair made up of?(One cell/Two cell/Three cell)
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Unicellular extensions of the epidermis in the root is called:
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Mention two important features of part (a) that help it to absorb water.
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MEDIUM
Comment upon the following statements :
There is no need to provide nitrogenous fertilizers to the leguminous crop.
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The diagram given represents a layer of epidermal cells showing fully grown root hair. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
Name the parts labelled A, B, C and D.
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What is the function of root hair?
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MEDIUM
Give schematic arrow diagram giving parts of plant showing movement of water from soil till xylem of the plant root cortex, root hair, soil, xylem, endodermis.
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Label parts a, b, and c. If this cell is kept in a concentrated sugar solution., what will happen, to parts 'b' and 'c'?
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The diagram A given below shows a root hair growing through the soil particles. The diagram B is the root hair of an aquatic plant.    

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Account for the different shapes of root hairs in the two diagrams.

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Complete the analogy:

Chloroplast: Photosynthesis::Root hair: _____.

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State three ways in which roots are suited for absorbing water.
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Why do roots become flaccid when fertilisers are added to moist soil.
 
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Differentiate between turgor pressure and wall pressure
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Give two important features of part 'a' that help in the function of root hair?
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