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Name the part of the root that increases the surface area for the absorption of water and minerals from soil.

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What is the function of root hair?
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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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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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Mention two important features of part (a) that help it to absorb water.
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Differentiate between turgor pressure and wall pressure
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Why do roots become flaccid when fertilisers are added to moist soil.
 
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Give two important features of part 'a' that help in the function of root hair?
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Water and salt travel upwards mainly in the xylem and food substances travel up and down in the _____.
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Comment upon the following statements :
There is no need to provide nitrogenous fertilizers to the leguminous crop.
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The cell wall of root hair is made up of two layers. The outer layer is composed of
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Name the parts a, b, c, and d?
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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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State three ways in which roots are suited for absorbing water.
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What is the function of part 'd' in a plant?
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The function of the root system is:
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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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The function of the root system is:
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic that directly aids roots in absorbing water from the soil?
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Given below is the diagram of a bean root : 
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What term is given to the part marked X?