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Summarize the route that water follows through root hair cells, root cortex cells, xylem, and mesophyll cells.

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Cambridge IGCSE Combined ScienceTransport in plantsCore content

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Summarize the route that water follows through root hair cells, root cortex cells, xylem, and mesophyll cells

  • This point belongs to Water uptake, especially Water uptake outcomes.
  • You need to be able to summarize the route that water follows through root hair cells, root cortex cells, xylem, and mesophyll cells.
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Water Movement in Plants

Water is absorbed by root hair cells, travels through root cortex cells, moves up through xylem, and reaches mesophyll cells in leaves.

  1. a

    Describe the pathway of water from the soil to the leaves of a plant.

    Aim for approximately 3 distinct marking points.

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