Root hair cells are adapted for absorbing water because they have

  1. thick walls
  2. many chloroplasts
  3. a waxy cuticle
  4. a large surface area
Answer

D) a large surface area

The long hair gives a large surface area. O Level Biology · Topic 7 Transport in Flowering Plants · 7.1 Uptake and transport of water and ions

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