Question

State one characteristic of root hair cell and what is the different from a typical animal cell?.

Answer 1

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It is about 1 -6 cm long. It is the zone where cell differentiate to form epiblema, cortex, endodermis, pericycle, xylem and phloem. Many cells of epiblema elongate to form unicellular root hairs. As the root grows, new root hairs develop and older one shrivel and sloughed off. Function: Root hairs increase the absorptive surface area of root.

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