Friday, 22 February 2013

2.53 explain how water is absorbed by root hair cells

Roots branch to increase the surface area and to increase the chances of finding a water source. Root hairs are epidermal cells on the surface of the root: they also increase the surface area for absorption. They absorb  minerals by active transport and water by osmosis. These substances then move to the xylem.

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    1. I believe she got A* in all of them :p

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    2. Yeah I got three A*s :) Hope you both do too!

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    3. Hi I am taking my GCSE next year do you still thing this will get me an A* or should I look elsewhere. Regardless of the answer thank you very much for the recourse.

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  2. so helpful :) I am at the beginning of my iGCSE course (Y9)

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