alleryStart learning →Root hairs absorb water through which sequence of processes?
ADiffusion, osmosis, imbibition
BImbibition, diffusion, osmosis
CImbibition, osmosis, diffusion
DOsmosis, diffusion, imbibition
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Imbibition, diffusion, osmosis
Water first imbibes into the wall, then diffuses to the membrane, and finally enters by osmosis.
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