How do plants absorb water? Explain .

Explanation

Water present in the soil must reach the xylem of roots. Root hair is in contact with soil water. Their cell wall is thin and water easily diffuses in the passage of water from the soil to leaf is Soil water `to `Root hair Epidermis `to ` Cortex `to ` Endodermis `to ` Pericycle `to ` Xylem Stem and leaf.
Once water is absorbed by the root hairs, it can move deepers into root layers by two pathways. Apoplast and Symplast
. (i) Apoplast: This is the non living path in plants. It occurs through the intercellular spaces and walls of the cells. This movement dependent on the gradient.
(ii) Symplast: This is the living passage. The movement of water from cell to cell through plasmodesmato and cytoplasm, Movement is again down a potential gradient.