Biologymedium · Past Paper
The movement of water from soil into root hairs is due to:
ATurgor pressure
BOsmosis
CTranspiration pull
DRoot pressure
✓ Correct Answer: B — Osmosis
Osmosis is the diffusion of water from a region of low solute concentration to high solute concentration across a semi-permeable membrane.
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