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Transport in Plants
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Root hair absorbs water from soil through

  • turgor pressure

  • ion exchange

  • osmosis

  • DPD

Answer

C.

osmosis

Root hair absorbs water from soil through osmosis. Osmosis is a process in which solvent moves through a semi- permeable membrane from a place of higher diffusion pressure to a place of lower diffusion pressure.

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