Which is the correct pathway of water through a plant?

  1. root hair → cortex → xylem → mesophyll
  2. root hair → phloem → cortex → mesophyll
  3. cortex → root hair → xylem → stomata
  4. xylem → root hair → cortex → mesophyll
Answer

A) root hair → cortex → xylem → mesophyll

Water passes from root hair cells through the cortex to the xylem, then to the leaf. O Level Biology · Topic 7 Transport in Flowering Plants · 7.1 Uptake and transport of water and ions

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