Question

Water enters the root cells through ______ plasma membrane

Answer 1

Answer:

Water and mineral salts first enter through the cell wall and cell membrane of the root hair cell by osmosis. Root hair cells are outgrowths at the tips of plants' roots . They function solely to take up water and mineral salts.

Answer 2

Water enters the root cells through cell wall and plasma membrane both. It occurs by the process of osmosis (endosmosis to be precise).